Two staff members at Eastwood Collegiate suffered minor injuries during a fire on Thursday.

The school board says the staff was trying to contain a fire in a kitchen classroom. One received minor burns while the other was treated for smoke inhalation.

Emergency services were on-scene.

The fire was accidental and was not considered suspicious.

Students were temporarily evacuated from the school but were allowed to return around 1:30 p.m. One student reported seeing smoke from outside.

The school board says the classroom won’t be in use again for the day.

Regional police say that the fire was put out with minimal damage.

The school board confirmed that the fire was small and contained to the kitchen classroom.