Fire guts Kipp West Atlanta charter school

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Fire guts Kipp West Atlanta charter school

Fire gutted the Kipp West Atlanta Young Scholars (WAYS) Academy at 80 Lowery Blvd. NW Friday, Dec. 10, 2010.

A huge fire gutted Kipp West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in northwest Atlanta Friday morning.

Three ladder trucks were called in to battle the blaze Kipp West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in northwest Atlanta Friday, Dec. 10, 2010.

The fire at Kipp West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in northwest Atlantawas largely under control by 8:15 a.m.

A huge fire gutted Kipp WAYS Friday morning, Dec. 10, 2010. The school is a "free college preparatory charter school serving students of West Atlanta," according to the school's website. It is part of the Atlanta public school system.

The fire at Kipp West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in northwest Atlanta Friday morning burned through the roof of the three-story brick building.

The fire at Kipp West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in northwest Atlanta was largely under control by 8:15 a.m., Friday, Dec. 10, 2010.

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A huge fire gutted Kipp West Atlanta Young Scholars Academy in northwest Atlanta Friday morning.

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