Fire Damages Roof of Ranney School Building in Tinton Falls

A Thursday night fire damaged the roof of the Ranney School's gym building, but officials say the school will be open today.

The Ranney School is a private school for grades Pre-K through 12 located at 235 Hope Road, Tinton Falls.

Head of School Lawrence Sykoff posted the following message on the school's web site on Thursday night:

On the evening of Thursday, April 11, an electrical fire caused damage to the roof of the GPA building. Thankfully, no one was injured and everyone is safe. The local fire and police departments responded immediately to contain the roof fire. None of the school’s academic buildings were affected. The fire marshal has given us permission to open tomorrow, April 12, for a normal school day. For the time being, the GPA building will be closed for cleaning, repairs and further inspection.

Middle School students who have homeroom in the GPA should report to the Paulus Library tomorrow morning. Classes that are normally held in that building will be temporarily relocated.

Please be advised that the roof fire has been reported in the local press and on social media sites, and we therefore encourage you to visit our website for accurate and timely updates. Once again, everyone is safe and the campus is safe.

Thank you for your concern and messages of support. We look forward to welcoming our teachers, students and staff members to school tomorrow morning for a normal school day.
As always you can reach me at any time, day or night, at 732- 245- 0855.

Sincerely, Lawrence S. Sykoff, Ed.D. Head of School RANNEY SCHOOL

All four of Tinton Falls' fire companies responded to the blaze as well as units from Eatontown, Lincroft, and the River Plaza fire unit.

The fire was reported around 7 p.m. on Thursday night and was extinguished around 8:15 p.m.