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The Richmond Fire Chief and Fire Marshal declined requests for interviews with CBS 6, so reporter Tyler Layne took questions to their boss, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney.
A Richmond Fire spokesperson said the Fire Prevention Office wasn't able to verify violations were corrected because of staffing and scheduling issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
RICHMOND — The Richmond Fire Department investigation that found the fire that engulfed William Fox Elementary accidental estimates damage to the building at $2.5 million.
The Times-Dispatch obtained the report through a Freedom of Information Act request. The fire department would not hand over a copy of the investigation report last week.
Superintendent for Richmond Public Schools (RPS), Jason Kamras, said the district is stretched "very, very thin" on the heels of another high-ranking administration official's resignation.