Wednesday, December 21, 2016

MORE ON CHS EVACUATON TODAY

From the Maplewood Fire Department today:

The Maplewood Fire 
Department responded to 
Columbia School at 10:04 
am today on the report of a 
gas leak.
Upon their arrival they were informed that a custodian had
noticed an odor of natural gas in the area of the Black Box 
Theatre. The custodian immediately pulled the fire alarm 
pull station and the building was evacuated. The
area (D wing) was checked with gas meters and no 
elevated levels were found. The Fire Department did 
notice a slight odor. As a result, Captain Nugent and 
FF Wuest shut down the heating units in the D wing 
and the natural gas feed was shut down.
 
PSE&G responded and conferred that the unit, while 
not creating an imminent hazard, should be serviced 
prior to restarting the heating units. The High School
Administration was left to contact their service company 
for repairs. The area was ventilated by natural means 
as a precaution and the building was then re-populated.
If you have any further questions, please let me know.

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