ALMIRA, Wash. - Smoke billowed from the ashes of the Almira school Wednesday morning as a young student walked around the building and firefighters battled hotspots. The student then spotted one of his teachers, huddled near her car. The pair embraced. 'It's going to be OK,' she said to her student as tears streamed down both their faces. The town of Almira is home to about 300 residents, many of them farmers who have lived in the area for generations. The Almira School was built in 1952 after another fire damaged the existing school in 1951, said Denny Pinar, fire chief at Lincoln County Fire District 8 Almira.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/oct/13/after-fire-destroys-almira-school-community-gather/

#spokesman