Published January 13, 2010, 07:25 AM
Gas leak prompts Minn. school evacuation
Police say a severed copper tube in a chemistry classroom caused a natural gas leak that prompted Becker High School to be evacuated.
BECKER, Minn. (AP) — Police say a severed copper tube in a chemistry classroom caused a natural gas leak that prompted Becker High School to be evacuated.
Police Chief Brent Baloun said police were called just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to the school on the report of a strong gas odor in the science wing.
School administrators evacuated students and staff into the field house as a precaution.
The school was cleared and classes resumed at 11:30 a.m.
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