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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