VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire discovered early Saturday in a newly constructed wing of Ferrucci Junior High has prompted an extended closure as officials conduct further environmental testing, Puyallup school district officials said. As a result, Ferrucci Junior High will be closed April 13 through April 15 for all students and programs. During the closure, there will be no access to the building, transportation services, meal service, school-based activities, or facility use. To make up for lost instructional time, the district will use three make-up days already built into the academic calendar: May 22, June 17 and June 18.

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VIDEO: Two people were killed when a trailer caught fire in Woodinville on Wednesday night, according to Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue. Firefighters responded to the 9000 block of 212th Street Southeast for reports of a fire. At the scene, crews found a fifth-wheel trailer engulfed in flames.

Once the fire was contained, firefighters found two people dead inside the trailer. Their identies have not been released. The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. Firefighters reported seeing hazards nearby the trailer, including a propane tank and overhead, arching power lines.

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The Longview Fire Department served as a test location for a new expansion to a University of Washington program that allows pre-med students to work with health care professionals during their spring break. Quality journalism doesn’t happen without your help

The Health Care Alternative Spring Break program typically embeds students in hospitals and clinics to gain real-world experience in rural communities. This year, it also sent three students to observe the fire department’s emergency medical services.

The students shadowed emergency medical technicians and visited the 911 dispatch center. On their last day, they spoke to health science students at R.A. Long High School about their college experience and what pushed them toward medicine as a career.

The Longview Fire Department and UW, in Seattle, have been discussing the necessity of giving students experience with pre-hospital care since 2000, but this marks the first year that idea became a reality, Battalion Chief Eric Koreis said.

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