Holland School Evacuated Following Lightning Strike

An apparent lightning strike forced the evacuation of South Shore Christian Middle School in Holland Tuesday.

It happened as storms began rolling into the area just after 2 p.m. According to WZZM 13 News smoke was reportedly coming from the roof. Firefighters inspected the building and had the flames extinguished by 2:56 p.m.

All eighth grade students were evacuated from the building within a minute. The seventh grade class was on a field trip at the time of the incident. The evacuated students were taken to Holland Christian High School while firefighters investigated the strike.

No injuries were reported.