 Vandals had stripped the building of
wiring and piping and most of the windows were broken out.Many
holes were punched in the plaster on wood lathe walls in the older
portions of the building so fire moved very rapidly.The original
building formed the bottom of the “U” and some tough firefighting
saved the legs of the “U” due to the change in construction from the
wood frame with brick veneer of the original building to block walls
and a Tectum roof deck over the newer sections.