Out of the Lead but Into the Fire: Bruce Elementary School Burns

08/17/09 12:23pm

Out of the Lead but Into the Fire: Bruce Elementary School Burns

Development Strategies, Environmental, Fifth Ward, Hazards, Land for Sale, Schools, Toxic Sites

The old Bruce Elementary School on Bringhurst St. in the Fifth Ward — featured on Swamplot just last week and apparently just about ready to go up for sale — went up in flames last Friday night, reports our neighborhood correspondent. A story featured on Abc13 news says the building did suffer major damage from the flames, and makes it sound as if arson is suspected. Did any of the asbestos do its job?

Vacant elementary school catches fire [Abc13]
The Fifth Wardâ€™s Old Bruce Elementary School: Lead Scraped and Ready! [Swamplot]

Photo of former Bruce Elementary School, 713 Bringhurst St.: Vaughn Mueller

77020, Commercial Real Estate, Development Strategies, Environmental, Fifth Ward, Fires, Hazards, Land for Sale, Schools, Superfund-Sites, Toxic Sites

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3 Comment

movocelot August 17, 2009 at 3:13 pm

Right –
looks like a duck, walks like a duck,
has uncanny timing like a duck…
Thomas Johnson August 17, 2009 at 11:39 pm

Movo: Bet there is no insurance on that structure.
Hugo August 18, 2009 at 4:09 pm

Schools going up for sale? Sign of the times I guess.