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| Blaze leaves children off school | |
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| More than 1,000 pupils will be off school for the foreseeable future after a suspected arson attack destroyed almost half a secondary school. | More than 1,000 pupils will be off school for the foreseeable future after a suspected arson attack destroyed almost half a secondary school. |
| About 30 firefighters were at the Sidney Stringer School in Coventry, nearly a day after the fire started. | |
| About 40% of the building is thought to have been wrecked in the fire, which started at 1530 BST on Tuesday. | About 40% of the building is thought to have been wrecked in the fire, which started at 1530 BST on Tuesday. |
| Initial findings led firefighters to believe the blaze was suspicious. Inquiries are continuing. | Initial findings led firefighters to believe the blaze was suspicious. Inquiries are continuing. |
| Nearby residents were asked to keep their windows and doors closed overnight because of the threat of asbestos dust from the fire. | Nearby residents were asked to keep their windows and doors closed overnight because of the threat of asbestos dust from the fire. |
| 'It's horrible' | 'It's horrible' |
| Pupils were led out of the affected building as crews arrived. | Pupils were led out of the affected building as crews arrived. |
| There were no reports of anyone being injured in the incident. | There were no reports of anyone being injured in the incident. |
| The two-storey secondary school is in Cox Street, in the Hillfields area of Coventry, near the city centre. | |
| Images of the school blaze | Images of the school blaze |
| Council officials were meeting with head teacher Brian Worrall on Wednesday morning to discuss what would happen to pupils and their education. | Council officials were meeting with head teacher Brian Worrall on Wednesday morning to discuss what would happen to pupils and their education. |
| The city council's education spokesman John Blundell said one possibility was to transfer some lessons to the nearby City College. | The city council's education spokesman John Blundell said one possibility was to transfer some lessons to the nearby City College. |
| Mr Worrall said: "The priority is to find a solution for the pupils' education. | Mr Worrall said: "The priority is to find a solution for the pupils' education. |
| "We are planning what we can for the children, especially those who have examinations coming up and we hope to have something in place by next week. | "We are planning what we can for the children, especially those who have examinations coming up and we hope to have something in place by next week. |
| "It's horrible what's happened. I've been trying not to look at it to be honest." | "It's horrible what's happened. I've been trying not to look at it to be honest." |
| The school, which specialises in maths and computing, takes pupils from 11 to 18 and has 1,150 on its books. | The school, which specialises in maths and computing, takes pupils from 11 to 18 and has 1,150 on its books. |