5 Students, Teacher Injured in School Science Lab Fire

Five students were injured -- including two seriously -- in a "science laboratory classroom" fire this morning at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia, authorities said today.

Emergency crews were dispatched around 9:40 a.m. and quickly extinguished the fire, thanks to the school's sprinkler system. 

Shawn Crisp, a spokeswoman for the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, said two students who were severely injured were flown to the Washington Hospital Burn Center in Washington, DC.

The three other students suffered less severe injuries and were taken to a local hospital. None of the injuries were said to be life-threatening.

The incident reportedly occurred during a chemistry lab at the high school. ABC News station WJLA-TV said a teacher was also injured but stayed at the school.

Students were evacuated to the football field as fire and rescue crews remained on the scene. Authorities did not know what was going on in the lab or what lab materials were being used. The identities of the students or teacher were not immediately known.