The old Overdale School building in Eastfield has been set on fire and police are treating the blaze as arson.
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue say they were quickly mobilised around 8.30pm on Friday night, from Scarborough and Filey, including the aerial ladder platform.
On arrival, crews requested a further 3 appliances from Sherburn, Robin Hoods Bay and Pickering. The school building was well alight. Officers used 2 main jets and the aerial ladder platform. Crews from Scarborough remained at the incident overnight to dampen down.
It came after the fire brigade attended a forklift blaze in Cayton just before 6pm that evening. No-one was hurt, officers believe it was caused by a burst oil line.
North Yorkshire Police say they are treating the fire as arson.
They say
"We are appealing for information about three suspects seen at the site.
All three are teenage boys.
The first is described as thin, white, around 15 years old and had a bowl haircut. He was wearing a black jacket with white panels across it and black tracksuit trousers.
The second is described as looking around 13 years old, white, chubby, with a black jacket, blue hoodie and grey jogging trousers.
We are still working to get a description of the third suspect.
We are still making enquiries at the scene and this incident is being treated as arson.
Anyone with information should call us immediately on 101, select option 1 to speak to the Force Control Room and quote incident number 459 of today.
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