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Parkway Middle School Fire Collapses Building, Residents Ignored Warnings

5/13/2026

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A fire ignited at Parkway Middle School in Haverhill, Suffolk, at 8:20 p.m. on May 12, causing a building collapse and is under control.
Dozens of firefighters and nine crews from Woodbridge, Orford, Haverhill, Wickhambrook and Bury St Edmunds remained on site through the night.
Authorities ordered residents to keep doors and windows shut, though some ignored the warnings and gathered to watch the fire despite toxic smoke.

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Story summary

A fire ignited at Parkway Middle School in Haverhill, Suffolk, at 8:20 p.m. on May 12, causing a building collapse and is under control.
Dozens of firefighters and nine crews from Woodbridge, Orford, Haverhill, Wickhambrook and Bury St Edmunds remained on site through the night.
Authorities ordered residents to keep doors and windows shut, though some ignored the warnings and gathered to watch the fire despite toxic smoke.