Three-Alarm Fire Destroys Fox Elementary

Fire Takes Four Hours to Control
Fox Elementary School fire.
Fox Elementary School fire. Photo credit Richmond Fire Department

Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - Richmond Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a massive fire at Fox Elementary School in the Fan District that heavily damaged the school. It has not yet been determined where students that attend Fox will be going to school Monday.

The fire was first reported at 10:35 Friday evening, on the top floor of the building. Around 11:09 pm, parts of the roof began to collapse so firefighters had to fight it from the outside of the building. Shortly thereafter, it became a three-alarm fire. The fire was finally under control shortly before three in the morning.

Fox Elementary School fire
Fox Elementary School fire Photo credit Richmond Fire Department

There were no injuries. Henrico and Chesterfield firefighters helped cover stations while Richmond fought this fire. Richmond School Superintenent Jason Kamras reacted on twitter:

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