Saks High School fire ruled accidental

Officials at Saks High School in Calhoun county said Monday that an electrical fire that sparked early Sunday morning had been going for over six hours before it was discovered by a maintenance employee who smelled smoke. Calhoun County School system safety director Mike Fincher said Monday that Surveillance video at the school shows the fire started at 2 a.m.  Sunday morning.  Fincher said  the smoldering fire did create a lot of smoke damage.  Structural engineers deemed the area affected safe for clean up monday. Fincher says central office staff, school system officials, a state insurance representatives and engineers are working together and developing a plan for repair.