Wildwood High School closed due to fire

Virtual day ahead in N.J. school where fire started in classroom

Wildwood Middle School/High School will hold classes virtually on Thursday, a day after a fire in a classroom closed the school. Fire officials said the fire in the third-floor classroom broke out in an HVAC unit around 5 a.m. Wednesday and was quickly extinguished.

Wildwood High School closed due to fire

Wildwood High School was closed Wednesday due to a fire in a classroom, according to the district.

Early morning fire damages classroom at Wildwood High School in New Jersey

An investigation is underway after a fire scorched part of a high school classroom in Wildwood, New Jersey. According to the City of Wildwood Fire Department, just before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, crews were dispatched to Wildwood High School after the fire alarm went off. When crews arrived at the scene, officials said they found a fire in the HVAC unit of a third-floor classroom. Officials shared that the fire was quickly extinguishe…