Sylvester Fire Chief: Holley School fire may be intentional - WALB.com, Albany News, Weather, Sports

Sylvester Fire Chief: Holley School fire may be intentional

Posted: Updated:
  • More WALB News10 HeadlinesMore News Headlines

  • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:45:38 GMT
    A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer. Crisp County Investigators say 25-year-old James Aultman stole more than $10,000
    A Cordele man is out of jail tonight, accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from his former employer.
  • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:40:13 GMT
    Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend. It's free, but they will accept donations to fund the department's annual community picnic in June. Musical artists from around South
    Albany Police are putting on a free gospel concert this weekend.
  • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:35 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:35:30 GMT
    A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday. Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard and Baconton Mayor Annette
    A couple of South Georgia mayors attended a forum at the Albany Civil Rights Institute to enlighten the public on how city governments run, Thursday.

Sylvester Fire Chief says the fire that damaged an old elementary school might have been intentional.

Without any electricity running, the fire Chief is calling the fire suspicious, questioning the actual cause of the flames.

Chief Jody Yarbrough says they are not finished with the investigation, but so far there is no obvious source of the fire, leading him to believe it might have been intentional.

We now know the fire at the Old Holley Elementary School was contained to one room.

The room near the gymnasium, caught fire around 6:00 PM Sunday.

"As far as we know, the damage was contained to one room in the building, closest to the gym, on that wing, and that is really all the information I have right now, it is still under investigation and the scene is still closed," says Heather Faircloth, Worth County Schools P.R. Director.

She says, there is structural damage to the ceiling.

The school has been closed for 2 years and was being used to store old text books.

Copyright 2011 WALB.  All rights reserved.