A school was forced to close after a three-hour blaze damaged its roof.
Six fire engines and 30 firefighters tackled the fire at Gainsborough Primary School, in Stratford, London on Saturday 3 September.
The fire service was called out at 10.15am and the blaze was under control soon after 1.00pm, but damage forced the school to close for one day. It re-opened on Tuesday 6 September.
No one was found in the school at the time of the fire and there were no reported injuries.
The London Fire Brigade said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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