Quince Orchard High School evacuated for suspected gas leak


April 19, 2010, 3:35 p.m. | By Anya Gosine | 14 years, 5 months ago

After school activities canceled to investigate leak


This is not original reporting. All information has been compiled from the the Washington Post and the Quince Orchard High School web site. Silver Chips Online posts this news summary to provide readers with a forum for discussion.

Students and faculty were evacuated from Quince Orchard High School this morning after a suspected gas leak. Photo courtesy of ABC 7.

Students and faculty were evacuated from Quince Orchard High School at 7:15 a.m. this morning after a suspected gas leak on the third floor of the building, according to a letter by Quince Orchard Principal Carole Working. The school was reopened at around 10 a.m. after clearance by the Montgomery County Fire Department and Washington Gas and Electric Company officials.

After school activities were canceled so the gas could be turned back on and the gas company could investigate for an actual leak, MCPS spokesman Dana Tofig told the Washington Post.

Following the school's reopening, classes resumed on a regular bell schedule. No injuries were reported.




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