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20/08/2015
Fire At School As Students Gather To Collect GCSE Results
More than 50 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a school in Normanton, near Wakefield.
It is understood that a number of teenagers were gathering at the school to collect their GCSE results when the fire was reported.
West Yorkshire Fire Service have advised local residents to keep doors and windows closed and to stay indoors.
There are no reports of any injuries and it is understood that the GCSE students were unaffected as the fire was in an upper part of the building.
(MH)
It is understood that a number of teenagers were gathering at the school to collect their GCSE results when the fire was reported.
West Yorkshire Fire Service have advised local residents to keep doors and windows closed and to stay indoors.
There are no reports of any injuries and it is understood that the GCSE students were unaffected as the fire was in an upper part of the building.
(MH)
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