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Westport, CT
Police & Fire
School Evacuated After Electrical Short Causes Fire In Westport
Classes have resumed at a Fairfield County elementary school after a fire forced students to evacuate. A police officer in Westport assigned to Long Lots Elementary School, located on Hyde Lane, first noticed trouble at around noon Wednesday, May 25, when he smelled smoke in the school’s auditorium, according to the Westport Fire Department. The officer pulled a fire alarm after spotting smoke and used a fire extinguisher to douse the flames. When firefighters arrived, they found a small fire still burning in a wall of the auditorium that they put out, officials said. Investigators with …
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Bomb Squad Called To Loudoun County School For Science Project Gone Wrong
A science project at an Ashburn high school ended with the bomb squad evacuating students this week. On Monday, May 23, administrators at Independence High School contacted the school's resource officer about some scorch marks on the sidewalk outside of the school, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. During the investigation, the deputy found a suspicious-looking device and contacted the Loudoun County Bomb Squad and the Fire Marshal's Office, an incident report said. They evacuated the school for 30 minutes until they knew it was safe. Deputies later dete…
New Haven, CT
Schools
12 Students, Two Teachers Hospitalized Due To 'Airborne Irritant' In CT Classroom
Twelve students and two teachers in Connecticut experienced watery eyes and scratchy throats after a classroom was contaminated with a defensive spray, school officials said. The incident happened at the New Haven Public Schools on the morning of Thursday, May 19, in a classroom at Wexler-Grant School, according to a NHPS representative. The students and teachers were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital to be checked out after experiencing symptoms of an "airborne irritant," officials said. The New Haven Fire Department found evidence that a cubicle in the classroom had been contaminat…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Schools
Fire Breaks Out At Central PA High School: Authorities
A high school in central Pennsylvania was briefly evacuated due to a fire on Monday, May 16, authorities say. The fire happened inside Boiling Springs High School located at 21 Academy Street around 12:30 p.m., according to Cumberland County Wide Communications dispatch supervisor. The school was evacuated as Mount Holly Springs firefighters knocked down the fire and made sure it was safe for students to return to class, the supervisor explained to Daily Voice. By 1:30 p.m. school resumed as usual, according to dispatch. Daily Voice has reached out to the school and…
Eastchester, NY
News
Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuation At Woodlands Middle School
Students and staff were forced to evacuate a school in Westchester after a bomb threat was made targeting a building within the district. The Woodland Middle High School in Greenburgh was evacuated at around 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, when there was a reported bomb threat made, district officials announced. According to officials, the students walked calmly to the neighboring Leffell School on West Hartsdale Avenue, where they were temporarily housed in the cafeteria with faculty support. In response to the threat, there was also an increased police presence at the schools as a precauti…
Edison, NJ
News
2 Students Charged With Firing Pepper Spray Prompting South Brunswick HS Evacuation: Police
Two students have been charged in connection with the evacuation of 3,000 high school students in Central Jersey, authorities said. At 12:25 p.m. on Friday, March 11, South Brunswick police were notified about several students reporting eye and throat irritation following exposure to a chemical odor in a science classroom at the South Brunswick High School. While students and staff evacuated the building, twelve additional police officers responded to maintain safety and security. Fire departments from Monmouth Junction, Kendall Park, and Kingston responded to the scene with four trucks an…
Edison, NJ
News
South Brunswick High School Evacuated Due To Chemical Smell: Police
South Brunswick High School was evacuated Friday afternoon due to a chemical smell, authorities said. Police, firefighters and EMS crews were at the scene. The incident occurred at about 12:45 p.m. on March 11 at the high school at Ridge Road and Stouts Lane, initial reports said. No one was reported hurt. It was not immediately clear where the chemical smell originated. There was an unconfirmed report that the smell came from a pepper spray. South Brunswick advised residents to avoid the area. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Pascack Valley, NJ
News
School
Lockdown
: System Inadvertently Triggered At OLM In Park Ridge
School was back in session Thursday after an accidental activation of the lockdown system at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Park Ridge brought a huge law enforcement response. "We're not sure why the lockdown system was activated," Park Ridge Police Capt. Joseph Rampolla said, "but we treated it as genuine, as always. Everything went smoothly." Police established a perimeter and summoned their colleagues from local towns, as well as Bergen County Regional SWAT team, the captain said. They cleared the elementary school classroom by classroom while bringing the students to a safe location, he …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Bathroom Fire Prompts Evacuation Of Upper Darby High School
Upper Darby High School was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a small fire broke out in a bathroom, school officials said. "A student discovered and reported to a teacher that there was a fire in the bathroom. Two teachers intervened, attempted to put the fire out, and pulled the fire alarm which alerted the fire department," the school district said in a statement. School officials said they immediately evacuated the building, while a custodian extinguished the fire. "There was a significant amount of smoke billowing from the area and throughout the second floor," the statement reads. W…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Made Against Long Island High School
A bomb threat made against a Long Island high school was deemed unfounded after police searched the premises. The incident took place around 11:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 20, in Nassau County at Baldwin Senior High School, located at 841 Ethel T Kloberg Drive. According to the Nassau County Police, officers responded to the school shortly after 11:30 a.m. for a "threat." The school was evacuated and searched and the incident was deemed unfounded, police said. The threat is the latest in a host of threats across the nation after a TikTok challenge in order for teens to get out of sch…
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island School Evacuated After Threatening Message Found
A disconcerting note found in an elementary school bathroom on Long Island led to a temporary evacuation of the building. On Monday, Dec. 13, in Nassau County, police were called to investigate a threatening note that was found by a John Lewis Childs School student in the Floral Park-Bellerose School District. As a precaution, the school was temporarily evacuated, but the threat was ultimately deemed to be not credible. Officials have not disclosed the nature of the threat or the note. No additional information was provided by the district or police.
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Update: Bomb Threat Hoax Closes Fairfield County School, Police Say
Police in Fairfield County responded in large numbers to the threat of a bomb at a Fairfield County high school. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, when Norwalk Police responded to Norwalk High School in response to a bomb threat, said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, of the Norwalk Police. According to Gulino, staff and students were evacuated and kept safe while officers secured the perimeters of the school and police canine bomb detection teams from Norwalk and Westport entered and methodically checked the school for any suspicious items, Related Story: Two Fairfield County…
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