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Former Janitor May Owe Restitution for Causing New Jersey School Fire

A municipal judge has postponed deciding whether a former janitor will have to pay restitution for smoking inside a central New Jersey school that was destroyed by fire. The Home News Tribune reports Judge Gary Price on Tuesday said he …

Washington School Fire Displaces 500 Students

Vancouver, Wash., school officials have to find space for 500 students who have been displaced by the fire that destroyed Crestline Elementary School. The district doesn’t have any vacant buildings. Officials told The Columbian they’re looking for space to move …

Copy Machine Blamed for Missouri School Fire

A copy machine is blamed for the fire that damaged a grade school in Cape Girardeau, Mo. The Southeast Missourian reports that students at Blanchard Elementary School will meet indefinitely at Lynwood Baptist Church following the fire that broke out …

Man Accused of Setting Fires Near Mississippi School

Jackson County sheriff’s investigators have arrested a man and charged him with arson for allegedly setting two separate fires near a Vancleave school. Sheriff Mike Byrd tells The Mississippi Press that Ronald Martin Goszdax of Vancleave was charged Sunday with …