Crosspoint preschool children unharmed despite massive tornado damage; Eyewitness recalls saving them
Tom Nichols stands in front of massive tornado damage at Crosspoint church on Dallas Avenue where he helped save 50 children and teachers at the preschool on Thursday. Photo by Cindy Fisher, taken less than an hour after the storm hit.
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