The roof of the Saint-Aubin La Salle high school in Verrière-en-Anjou, near Angers (Maine-et-Loire), was partially destroyed by the flames on Saturday.
Result: more than 1,000 students will be deprived of lessons, at least until Wednesday, indicates France 3 Pays-de-la-Loire.
Indeed, the water sent by the 45 firefighters to put out the fire caused damage in the computer rooms.
Distance learning should be offered from Wednesday to high school students in general, technological and professional streams, explains the management of the establishment in a press release.
This week's extracurricular activities are postponed and the boarding school, which welcomes 220 young people, has been closed, specifies Ouest France.
A fire on the photovoltaic panels?
An investigation was opened by the gendarmerie to determine the causes of this disaster.
According to witnesses interviewed by the regional daily, the fire would have taken on the photovoltaic panels of the roof.
According to France 3, these would date back ten years and the high school buildings would have been renovated in 2012.
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