The Hopkinton Fire Department responded to the collapse of a portion of a wall at the site of a two-story extension building that remains under construction at the Hopkins Elementary School in Hopkinton on Wednesday, March 12. (Photo courtesy Hopkinton Fire Department)
Fire Chief Gary Daugherty reports that the Hopkinton Fire Department and Hopkinton Police Department responded to a scaffolding collapse that caused a portion of a new wall to fall at the site of the Hopkins Elementary School extension project.
On Wednesday, March 12, at approximately 11:36 a.m. the Hopkinton Fire Department received a report of a scaffolding collapse that caused a 15-foot by 40-foot section of a new wall to fall at 104 Hayden Rowe. This is the site of an unoccupied two-story extension building that has remained under construction since 2024 at Hopkins Elementary School.
All students, workers, and faculty are safely isolated from the construction site. Out of an abundance of caution, Hopkinton Fire evacuated four active classrooms closest to the construction site.
No one was injured. None of the construction workers were on the scaffolding or close to the wall at the time. Approximately 50 construction workers were on site.
The main school building was not damaged.
The Fire Department sent a rescue truck and an ambulance to the scene for an investigative collapse response.
A town building inspector and the Hopkinton Police Department responded to the scene. Building officials remain on scene to ensure the stability of the entire building. The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.
“We’re grateful that no one got hurt and all the students are safe,” said Chief Daugherty. “The students are not in any danger, and no workers were injured. We evacuated the construction site and the surrounding area, and we made sure no one was under the scaffolding or the wall. The cause remains under investigation.”
