The 2005 Pingle School Fire
On 2 December 2005, the Pingle School sixth form building caught fire as a result of a 'break time prank gone wrong'. This resulted in the near total destruction of the sixth form building. The fire was started within school hours and required the evacuation of the entire school population. Three 15 year old boys were arrested in connection with the fire out of which one was charged with arson and sentenced to 18 months detention. Since the sixth-form centre was destroyed in the fire, temporary accommodation for lessons saw the use of portable classrooms, provided by Portakabin Ltd from their centre in Derby. The new sixth-form area was officially opened in December 2007, being in full use from February 2008. There were two other major fires at Pingle School prior to this. However, it still stands tall.
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