Fire destroys S. Oregon school’s historic gym

ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A fire at a Douglas County elementary school has destroyed a historic gymnasium.

The News-Review reports (https://is.gd/bxgbND ) that the two-alarm fire at Lookingglass Elementary School reduced the gymnasium to smoldering ruins Tuesday. No injuries were reported and the blaze was contained to the gym.

Winston-Dillard School District Superintendent Kevin Miller said it’s unclear at this time if the school will be able to reopen next week, at the end of the holiday break. He said he is talking to utility companies to see if the campus will have power and water.

Miller said that though the elementary school had no athletic programs operating out of the gym, the space served as the school’s cafeteria and housed the school’s library. All of the books and band instruments were destroyed in the fire.
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Information from: The News-Review, http://www.nrtoday.com