Flames Rip Through Vacant Fall River Schoolhouse

FALL RIVER (CBS) – A vacant Fall River school building was destroyed by fire Saturday morning.

Flames were shooting through the roof of the Coughlin School on Pleasant Street just before 9 a.m.

The building, which opened in 1893, is a former elementary school that has been vacation for several years.

Mark Costa, Vice Chairman of the Fall River School Committee, posted a picture of the fire, showing heavy flames ripping through the building.

No further information on the fire is currently available.