BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Repair crews are racing to fix the damage from a fire at John Bapst High School before students return from February vacation, but supervisors said they can do it.

Fire crews responded to a blaze at John Bapst High School Wednesday afternoon. The fire was caused by maintenance workers using an open flame to de-ice the roof. The fire spread from the roof and caused damage to the science labs and the ceiling of the auditorium.

The most immediate challenge work crews faced after the fire was getting the roof fixed before Thursday morning's snow storm. Crews worked through the night until 3 a.m. to reconstruct the damaged roof and make it water tight. Thursday's focus was drying out the building to prevent damage to the auditorium's original plaster work.

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A firefighter was taken to the hospital after a section of roof collapsed on him while fighting a fire at John Bapst High School Wednesday.

The fire started around 11 a.m. and was under control by mid-afternoon. Officials said the three alarm fire started in the third and fourth floor of the building. The Fire Marshal's office said it started when maintenance workers were melting ice and caught the roof structure on fire. Because it is school vacation week, no students were inside.

While battling the flames, firefighter John York was injured when a portion of the roof collapsed. York was conscious when taken to the hospital and has since been treated and released.

I was invited by MaineHealth to "watch" a Twitter chat recently. It was organized by the Maine Health Learning Resource Center and was its first ever.

For those of you who don't know, a Twitter chat is a live conversation on Twitter centered around a specific topic. In this case, since it's American Heart month, the conversation was about heart health. Read the Catching Health blog to find out what I learned — about participating in a Twitter chat and about how to have a healthy heart.