It’s not clear if students at a Capitol Hill charter school will be able to start school on time after a fire broke out on the roof of its new building.

Digital Pioneers Academy, a year-old charter that emphasizes computer science education, is moving from its Hillcrest location for the new school year. But a fire broke out in the building (which previously housed the old Cesar Chavez campus) around 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, according to school founder and principal Mashea Ashton.

The school is set to begin classes on August 26, and officials are “currently working with the building manager, fire inspector, restoration experts and the construction crew to fully assess the damage” and determine whether the fire will impact the school’s start date, Ashton tells DCist in a statement.

The fire damaged part of the charter school’s roof and a second-floor classroom, according to D.C. Fire spokesperson Vito Maggiolo.

Firefighters were dispatched to the school at about 10:30 p.m., and they were able to contain the blaze before it spread throughout the building. Only one second floor classroom was damaged on the interior of the building, Maggiolo says. No one was injured in the fire.

DPA currently serves children in the sixth and seventh grades, largely from Wards 7 and 8. The school eventually plans to enroll children from the sixth grade to the 12th grade. Its curriculum contains a focus on computer science at every grade level.

“It’s a difficult time for our community given how hard our team has been working since July 15th to prepare for a successful launch of year 2. We secured over $500,000 to renovate and make this facility a world-class facility because of how important our mission is,” Ashton said in the statement. “We’re working with inspectors and contractors to assess the damage and determine next steps, and will continue to update staff and families as we learn more. This difficulty will not stop us from doing whatever it takes to serve our 240 students this school year. We are optimistic that short- and long-term solutions will allow us to achieve our mission.”

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire, which could possibly have been related to lightning from Tuesday night’s storm or the roofing work being done on the building.