Class cancelled after fire breaks out at school in St. Pete

CREATED Aug. 31, 2012

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Classes have been cancelled at St. Petersburg High School after a fire broke out in the auditorium.
   
Flames were shooting through the roof of the three-story auditorium when St. Petersburg Fire Rescue crews arrived around 4 a.m. Friday.
   
The Tampa Bay Times reports crews quickly called for backup and cut off power to the school.
   
There was no word on what caused the fire.
   
An investigation continues.