Norfolk, VA John Marshall High School Fire, Mar 1921
800 CHILDREN SAVED WHEN SCHOOL BURNS.
By The Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va., March 21.---With 800 children at their desks, fire broke out in the John Marshall High School late today. Firemen led them out through dense smoke. Early reports were that there had been no casualties.
The flames spread from the main building to the annex and crossed the street, where it swept a row of residences.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 22 Mar 1921
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