NEW: Shed fire prompts middle school evacuation
17-05-2024 15:45 via arlnow.com

NEW: Shed fire prompts middle school evacuation

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Swanson Middle School was briefly evacuated this morning due to a structure fire near the school.
A shed behind a house on the 1100 block of N. Lexington Street caught fire and was fully engulfed by the time firefighters arrived, shortly before 9 a.m.
The property borders the school’s grounds and firefighters expressed some concern about Swanson’s trailer classrooms being at risk, though the blaze was extinguished before it could spread beyond an adjacent fence.
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