Kindergarten Building Gutted in Blaze at Elementary School
A fire gutted the kindergarten building at Newhope Elementary School on Tuesday night, neighbors on the street and fire officials said.
Shawn Vaughn, 17, said he was sitting on his trampoline in front of his house at 4407 Regent Drive at 9:40 p.m. when he heard an explosion and saw flames coming from the school at 4419 Regent Drive.
“It was like a soft ‘boom,’ ” Vaughn said. He then ran to call 911.
Ian Andrews, 13, whose house is next to the school, said he and his family quickly ran outside to water their bushes to prevent the fire from spreading to their yard.
“Everyone is running around here,” Andrews said. “All the residents around here are crowding around.”
Firefighters contained the blaze by 10:10 p.m.
Fire officials were still investigating what caused the fire Tuesday night. There were no reported injuries.
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