LONE TREE — The Primrose School of Lone Tree was evacuated Wednesday morning after a Cybertruck crashed into the building and caught fire, South Metro Fire Rescue officials said.
The driver of the EV, a grandparent, crashed into the school around 8:30 a.m. and everyone was safely evacuated before crews arrived, according to the City of Lone Tree and officials at a press conference. They said there were 100 people in the building — 78 students and 22 staff. None of them were injured.
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Students at the school and daycare range from six weeks to 5 years old.
Two children were passengers in the EV and one of them was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. It's unknown what caused the driver to crash, but the City of Lone Tree said no drugs, alcohol or medical issues are suspected in this case.
Fire officials said the fire only impacted the exterior of the building and did not make it inside, but it's not clear when the school will be able to reopen.
"Between our fire marshal's office, our hazardous materials team, and then other external contractors they'll work to evaluate if there was any sort of contaminants within the school that would prevent them from being able to reoccupy," Matthew Assell, spokesperson for South Metro Fire Rescue, said.
He said lithium ion batteries in electric vehicles "make everything more complicated," posing a greater risk to people and making fires more dangerous and harder to fight.
"The smoke coming from those lithium ion batteries produces pretty extreme toxins that honestly still aren't fully understood how they affect people," Assell told Denver7's Sophia Villalba. "So one of our biggest concerns when we get on scene is getting everyone away from that structure as fast as we can."
There's currently no word on how the crash happened.
The fire also prompted closures on Teddy Lane, according to the City of Lone Tree.
South Metro Fire Rescue officials said the car has been pulled away from the building and a fire blanket has been put over it as a "precautionary measure" to prevent it from catching fire again.
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It's not yet clear when the daycare will reopen.
This is a developing story that may be updated.
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