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Show SALT LAKE HAS $100,008 SCHOOL FIRE FIREMEN SEEK TO FIND CAUSE OF BIG BLAZE Hundreds of Children Lack School as Lafayette Is j Destroyed EXPLOSION IS HEARD Little Except Biick Walls Left Standing After Two Hours SAJT LAKE. Jan 20. The La fay-j ; elle elcnu-ntary school was practically L destroyed this morning with a loss es-1 es-1 timatcd In excess of $100,000. The, 'cause of th tire Is unknown It or-''isln or-''isln I'c n m tfT imselfient. The flames spread rapidly and two hours after It'S ; discovery there was little left standing stand-ing excopt the brick walls, j The Lafayette school Is situated at Ninth Temple and Stuto streets. Just a little more than one block from 'the Fagle Gate. It is believed to lead I Salt Lake's elementary schools In the 1 number of pupils enrolled, j Firemen early today were still atrlv-; atrlv-; lng to learn the cause of the fire, which occurred apparently about 4 o'clock. Neighbors in the vicinity said they i heard the muffled sound of what seemed to be an explosion. A short time later the building was wrapped In flames. The board of education is considerably consid-erably disturbed over the situation In VM w "f the fact that several hundred boys and Klrls are without school facilities. fa-cilities. Arrangements were being made to find some temporary quarters I so that the voungsters may continue their education without interruption |