Crime & Safety
WATCH: ‘Fire’ at McKinley Elementary Was Only a Test
More than 100 firefighters from several area fire departments will participate in the practice drills this week at McKinley Elementary.
Two firefighters down; civilians trapped; and a collapsed roof.
Well, really that was all a part of a drill at the abandoned McKinley Elementary School on Tuesday.
Lakewood fire officials said the practice drill was designed to be stressful — and seem real — to make the exercise more effective as firefighters tested out their new radio equipment.
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More than 100 firefighters from several area fire departments will participate in the drills this week at McKinley Elementary.
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