Firefighters Battle Snake and Blaze | Roanoke News

Firefighters raced to Forest Middle School expecting flames — but instead found an eight-foot python loose in a science classroom, accidentally starting the blaze by knocking over a heat lamp. Amid battling the fire, they had to carefully navigate around the giant reptile, which didn’t attack but did throw them for a loop. The snake was safely returned to its tank, and while eight classrooms suffered damage, school officials say classes will resume next Wednesday. A wild, unexpected twist in an emergency — proving even class pets can cause chaos. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c3bb777ba3fca505