elementary school fire News

Police in central New Jersey say a custodian’s cigarette is to blame for a fire that destroyed an elementary school. Police say the custodian, 48-year-old Jerome Higgins, tossed an unfinished cigarette into a trash can in the janitor’s office Saturday …

Not much is left among the charred remnants of Crestline Elementary School in Washington. A hollowed-out gymnasium, seared school books and memories – while seemingly scrapped in the cold, damp ash – are fuel for the fire’s investigation. The Vancouver …