Wilmer Elementary Will Be Fixed By Next School Year

Mobile County Arson The school was damaged by flaming mops Sunday.
by Chad Petri
Published: Mon, June 01, 2009 - 3:51 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, June 01, 2009 - 4:08 pm CST
Mobile County School Officials are positive Wilmer Elementary School will be fully repaired by the start of the school year. The roof of the cafeteria was damaged by fire Sunday night, May 31st 2009. Facilities manager Tommy Scheffield says they believe the blaze was arson. Someone threw flaming mops on the school's roof. Scheffield says the fire caused more than $200,000 worth of damage. He says no other portions of the school were hit. Contractors have already begun looking at the repair project.

It took firefighters several hours to fight the blaze. Volunteer firefighters from Wilmer, Tanner Williams, Semmes and Georgetown helped put it out.
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