Dartmouth Middle School Students Dismissed After Fire DARTMOUTH — A small electrical fire at the Dartmouth Middle School earlier this morning will cause an early release of students today, and trigger a remote learning day tomorrow. According to Dartmouth Fire District 3 Chief Richard Arruda, an electrical outlet in the school's kitchen caught fire at around 7:40 a.m., but school staff members were able to put it out using a fire extinguisher. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bonny Gifford said that all students and staff were evacuated to the nearby turf athletic field and then returned to the building once it was safe.