My old high school, Deniliquin High School, was badly damaged by fire in the early hours of this morning.
From the Shepparton News:
Large sections of Deniliquin High School have been destroyed by fire, with emergency services still on scene as we publish.
The most visible damage is in the building at the corner of Wellington and Henry St, with the Henry St corridor and the section wrapping around to the school oval visibly gutted by flames.
It is unclear on viewing the damage from the outside what impact the fire has had on the rest of the connected corridors and classrooms.
The section most impacted contains rooms that have been traditionally used for mathematics, design and technology, science and English, and the high school library.
Nearby residents have reported hearing loud bangs as the fire was at its worst, with flames leaping high up into the air as the blaze took hold.
As you can image, it looks a lot different to when I was last there in 1959.