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LasC week hl reporting the-stm•y of
fife [Ire nl the old gym e•e stated ghnt
the tootba^ boys had vrnahed thpit t
mdta that'morning nntl left. than [
piled no:v the trtove to dry' p-hlle they
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returned to wchool. The inference o-nx
that the fire started thrnuKh the t
careleaneaa of the buys iU- IexvinK n I
th•e burning w.Ith no onr to w;ttch it. ]
It hna been ca Cad fu vur xttentlon 1
.that our inturm¢tien wav nil wrong.
The truth oP the matter Is that the t
•1}DyN_-~ n[t..': ~$trt+~'thP}c: PnutbalF-~+tu t
f3wturday -nnd hung than to dr}• on t
a wire above the hieuehera ¢[ the
sou th end. of the bu adios nerr 3o feet I
fro Ul the stove. Their sli•~ea. helmets
and other le¢ther
equlnmpnt n-na
piled on n tong brmgl .,,nm ten feel t
ur mare from the -tone. ][Dods}'
ritm'ning the axsla6mt jn nihn' built a t
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fh-e xa usual in the bib Move, cnro-
~ full>- .ga•rPpin4 Ulr all bosh In ihnt 1
'nnrt of the build lnq. Th:+l xPtrrnnnn;
thr xuila n-e re Gnnnl b~ b+~ volt damp ~
the regU btr pr:; r!IrP paY caliPd U(C. ~
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Tuesday ntm'ning [hr ]s nitur again
Luli1 a fire lie Pore 9 u'rloc k. He rc. f
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fora+•d to [hr hnildh[K Lat wean 10:90 F
and 1l p'r luck xnd (nand overyl hint' 1
alI r'ght, vrlth nn e1Knv n( Yirr. Af I v
u bout IL:3n a.y d1 r. Gn nder ;rod yl r- I~
R'p hb wrrP rata rniwK from lunch o ~ l
i smhll bnl'. repnrrrd that lha vid gym
j vva= riri tile- . Nr. C.;tnder rushed to 7
i the phone to call the fi rr dPna rtment h
xnd \L•. }('ebb U'ent lu tht• gym. Then a
he opened the rant door he as e-
ore ~
burning up the wall behind Ih¢ stove, n
\oticing that when thr door was t
opened the flre•,aeeined to burn more t'
- brisktl', fie closed the tlunr and ken( fi
everyone out until the firemen nr- a
tired. ~
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The o><n loslon o[ Gax unry emake ¢
.\chlch spwttered [he flee-to a^ yar[e
uC the ceiling xnd [or~ed the nor[hl U
wall out came }u.+t nftar the Ylrr I r
truck aYrired on the scent--, t'
The Amrric:tn a"r+her Io apologize 6
bl the +rho•;I :.i uthm•Itle.. and the
.membrra of the ioothalt squad Yon p
nny at,etementa in our army x'hich a
a'uuld indicate that thm'P had been C
careleesnesa •on [heir part or thaC x11
ordinary preCautiUlla had not bran 1
taken to ~prevew[ fire.
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