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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Prince George's Schools Speak Out on Fire in Student-Built Home

The school district plans to continue its project on a student-built home that broke out in fire.

Prince George's County Public Schools are "saddened and disappointed" by what appears to be an intentional fire at one of its student-built homes in Clinton, MD, spokesman Briant Coleman said. Two fires occurred in the same neighborhood within a week and have been ruled "suspicious" by the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department. One of the homes was no longer owned by the school system. "We sold it," said Coleman. As for the other home, he said, the work will go on. "Our students have been working extremely hard on this project, and we will continue to work closely with the Foundation for Applied Construction Technology for Students (FACTS) Board of Directors to ensure the project moves forward in spite of this devastating setback," …

Monday, January 7, 2013

Fires at Clinton Student-Built Homes Ruled 'Suspicious'

Two fires have occurred at homes built by public high school students within a week.

  Two fires at homes in Clinton built by Prince George's County public high school students have been ruled suspicious, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department. The blazes occurred in the same neighborhood within a week. In the most recent fire on Monday, the house still under construction was consumed by the fire and collapsed into the basement, according to the fire department. Propane cylinders also exploded and became projectiles that traveled nearly 50 yards to a neighbor's yard across the street, the fire department stated. The first fire occurred in a vacant home on New Year's Day and no injuries were reported, according to the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department (PGFD). That blaze was still under …

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