Classroom Trailer Burns in Ga.

    Nov. 15, 2009
    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A classroom trailer behind a Lawrenceville elementary school has been destroyed by an early-morning fire. Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a statement that firefighters responded at 3:24 a.m. Saturday to a report of smoke behind Cedar Hill Elementary School. Firefighters had to force entry through a locked gate to get to the fire and then had to force entry into the trailer.

    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. --

    A classroom trailer behind a Lawrenceville elementary school has been destroyed by an early-morning fire.

    Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a statement that firefighters responded at 3:24 a.m. Saturday to a report of smoke behind Cedar Hill Elementary School.

    Firefighters had to force entry through a locked gate to get to the fire and then had to force entry into the trailer.

    The fire completely destroyed the one-classroom trailer. Heat from the blaze caused moderate exterior damage to a second trailer. The main school building was unharmed.

    The exact cause of the fire hasn't been determined, but investigators believe it started near a heating unit in the classroom. Foul play is not suspected.

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