A fire broke out in a roof-mounted air-conditioning unit at John Ross Elementary School in Edmond on Friday morning, triggering an immediate evacuation of the building. Students were relocated to Edmond North High School as the situation unfolded, according to a parent email.
The fire was reported on the building's roof, according to the parent email cited by KOKH, which published its report Friday, October 2, 2026. School officials moved quickly to get students out of the building once the fire was discovered, the station reported.
Students Relocated to Nearby High School
Following the evacuation, students from John Ross Elementary were bused to Edmond North High School, per the same account. The relocation allowed the elementary students to be accounted for away from the affected building while the scene at John Ross was addressed.
Edmond Public Schools maintains an active presence on Twitter and Instagram, where the district regularly communicates with families across its roughly 26,000-student system. Neither account had posted additional detail about Friday's fire at the time of this report.
