Tornado Rips Roof Off of School in Chillum
posted 6:53 am Mon April 21, 2008 - Chillum, Md.
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The roof no longer covers George E. Peters Elementary school after a severe storm hit Sunday. Karen McKinnie was inside the school when it happened, "As I looked out the window, the roof was being lifted up off the building."
Across the street, a firefighter saw the storm bear down and had no doubt about what kind of storm it was. "I saw the funnel cloud with debris in it whipping around going down Riggs road," he said.
Still Karen McKinnie counted herself grateful, she wasn't hurt and it happened on a Sunday, when the school's 126 students were not inside.
The elementary school was closed Monday, but school officials hope to have students back in class by the end of the week.
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