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Whatcom Middle School Fire in Bellingham: Cause Not Known: Videos
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by Amy Judd | November 5, 2009 at 09:39 am
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Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham, Washington, was on fire last night but the cause of the fire is still not known.
The fire broke out in the school building at about 1am and due to strong winds, it burned until dawn causing the roof and some other parts of the 106 year old building to collapse beyond repair. No one was found inside the school at the time of the fire.
The building was undergoing a seismic retrofit however, with roofers working there until 10:30 pm on Wednesday, but it is not known at this time if that has anything to do with the fire.
The 580 students that attend the school will have to be sent to other schools while the repairs are made.
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at 11:59 on November 5th, 2009
i go to whatcom, and welding near the library caused the fire.
at 12:10 on November 5th, 2009
Thank you for your update
at 12:48 on November 30th, 2009
Whos update?
at 12:47 on November 30th, 2009
yah maddie this is going to be good i hope that the construction workers get fired if they did this
at 13:39 on November 5th, 2009
The investigation into the cause of the fire has not begun, so it is premature to report that welders caused the fire. It's an unconfirmed possibility at this point. It's usually best to avoid assumptions and wait for the official report.
at 14:33 on November 5th, 2009
I also go to whatcom and I am happy that it happend when school was not haping yet. I am vary sad about it and hope I can go to shuksen!LOLOLOL
at 16:57 on November 5th, 2009
Your school burnt down and you say "LOLOLOL"? Did you think about all the good, hard-working teachers that possibly lost their jobs today? We are living in a recession! People have been getting laid off! We don't know if some of these teachers are gonna get their jobs back! It's going to take two years of work to put this school back together again along with millions of dollars. There is nothing funny about that! Times are bleak for a lot of people here. Choose your words carefully next time. Anyone and everyone is reading them!
at 18:20 on November 5th, 2009
shes only a 6th, 7th or 8th grader. calm down.
at 10:32 on December 1st, 2009
thank you and she is a 6th grader! i am in 6th grade to! i am so sad!
at 17:00 on November 6th, 2009
Hayley, Your post is absolutely appalling. I hope you already know that.
at 16:39 on November 5th, 2009
what the heck? i dont want all these whatcom kids coming to shuksan, this is so gayy
at 12:50 on November 30th, 2009
WHAT THE HECK! YOU BETTER BE QUIET!
at 08:24 on November 6th, 2009
I am still in shock. Man, i went to this school years ago. Along with that my grandmother went there when it was the high school in Bellingham. What a LOSS! I feel the tone of territory and loyalty to our school in these kids emails.. I feel for you guys... btw, FMS is a much better choice..trust me! -Jared
at 17:40 on November 8th, 2009
Whatcom Middle School was on fire and was sad to know about it.
at 17:47 on November 8th, 2009
It was sad to know that Whatcom Middle School got on fire.
at 18:05 on November 8th, 2009
I read in the newspaper and it said, "8th graders will go to Bellingham High School, 7th graeders will go to Fairhaven Middle School, and 6th graders will go to Geneve Elementary School."
at 20:07 on November 11th, 2009
wow, i know somebody who goes to that school an that must of really sucked having to endure the realization that your school just burnt down
at 10:34 on December 1st, 2009
Hey this is a sad moment for me and my unckle! i loved that school so much but they are going to rebuild it!
at 10:39 on December 1st, 2009
Hey my mom is going to do a sensey thing for whatcom middle school and all the money is going to the school! i go to whatcom middle school