Blaze Engulfs Historic Abandoned Emerson High School in Gary

A historic abandoned high school in Indiana, the Ralph Waldo Emerson High School, went up in flames in a two-alarm fire. Former students reacted on social media, expressing sadness and memories of their time at the school. The building, which had been vacant since 2008, had a history of vandalism and crime, including the discovery of a strangled body in 2015. Arson investigators are looking into the cause of the fire, which resulted in a large collapse of the building. No injuries were reported, and the Gary Community School Corporation expressed their gratitude to the firefighters who extinguished the fire.