Classes Begin As Work Underway To Replace School Media Center Destroyed By Fire

August 16, 2011

Students at Pollard-McCall School headed back to class Monday without a media center, but plans are underway to replace the building that was destroyed by fire back in mid-June.

The burned out building has been torn down, and officials hope to have a new media center and classrooms completed by the end of the school year.

The entire 23-year old  media center  at the Pollard-McCall School was totally destroyed in the June 15 blaze, including books and computers.  Adjacent structures, including the main school building, were not damaged.

There were about 30 students and 15 employees at the school when the fire started. Very few were in the library, and all were evacuated without incident. There were no injuries reported.

Firefighters responded to the blaze from across the area, including Flomaton, Friendship, McCall, Lambeth, Jay, Century, McDavid and Molino. Pollard-McCall School is located about three miles north of the Alabama-Florida line, just northeast of Flomaton.

For a photo gallery from the scene, click here.

Pictured top: This is all that remains of the Pollard-McCall Media Center after a June 15 fire. Pictured below. An adjacent classroom in the same building suffered heavy smoke and water damage. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News