“I don’t know anyone that could do it,' said one Parma resident. 'They have to stand before God and say, ‘I’ve torched a school.’”
A section of the Parma school was seriously damaged Saturday morning in what fire and police officials determined was a deliberate act.
A fire department spokesperson said crews rushed to the fire after receiving a 911 call just before 10 a.m.The crews went inside the building to find smoke and flames pouring from the basement and some first-floor classrooms, the spokesperson said. Seven Hills, Brooklyn Heights, Broadview Heights and Parma Heights fire departments provided mutual aid.
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