SOUTHLAND : Arson Suspects in Bell School Fire
<i> From Times wire services </i>
A fire believed to have been set by an arsonist swept through a classroom at the Corona Avenue Elementary School in Bell early today, causing $250,000 in damage, officials said.
The fire at 3825 Bell Ave. was reported at 1:29 a.m. and was extinguished in 15 minutes, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokeswoman Chris Abreu said. The single-story wood stucco building housed a classroom, a laboratory and a teacher’s workroom, said Fannie Humphrey, an assistant principal.
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