School Evacuated Following Fire
Children from Catherine Junior School in Leicester are learning together again.
School closed for weeks after asbestos discovery
A school in Leicester is likely to stay closed for several weeks after asbestos was discovered during a fire.
Structural engineers say they can not assess the damage to Catherine Junior School until the site has been decontaminated.
The council is working with the school to get the pupils back into lessons as quickly as possible.
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