Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office confirms accidental cause of Milford school fire

What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Investigators with the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office concluded that the cause of a fire that severely damaged Lulu M. Ross Elementary School in Milford was accidental. The news comes nearly three weeks after the fire tore through the Sussex County school. For five days, more than 600 students were forced to either stay home with their families, or were sent to day care while school district officials worked on response plans. Due to extensive destruction, the school has been closed for the foreseeable future. “While this fire caused significant damage to the building, what it could not damage was the spirit and the resilience of the students, teachers and staff that have shown what it means to be ‘Ross Strong,’” said Delaware State Fire Marshal John Rudd at a press conference Thursday morning. Officials with the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office said findings fro