A fire at a San Diego, Calif. elementary school has caused an estimated $600,000 in damage.
Classes have been canceled Tuesday at Alice Birney school in the University Heights neighborhood.
The fire was reported at around 11:45 p.m. Monday. It took about 50 firefighters less than a half-hour to douse the fire.
No one was injured but the cafeteria and other school areas were damaged.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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