ðə fˈaɪɚ ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə fˈoːɹst ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪʃən ʌv wˈʌn,sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd stˈuːdənts hˌuː wɜː sˈɛnt ˌɔn ɐ splˈɪt ʃˈɪft tə nˈɪɹbaɪ ɡɹˈoʊvtən ænd mˈaʊnt vˈɜːnən hˈaɪ skˈuːlz θɹuː ðə ɹᵻmˈeɪndɚɹ ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn skˈuːl jˈɪɹ.
The fire resulted in the forced relocation of 1,700 students who were sent on a split shift to nearby Groveton and Mount Vernon High schools through the remainder of the 1978–79 school year.