Fire Causes $600,000 Damage at San Diego School

January 18, 2012

A fire at a San Diego, Calif., elementary school has caused an estimated $600,000 in damage.

Classes have been canceled Tuesday at Alice Birney school in the University Heights neighborhood.

The fire was reported at around 11:45 p.m. Monday. It took about 50 firefighters less than a half-hour to douse the fire.

No one was injured but the cafeteria and other school areas were damaged.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.