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Kenny Elementary School Evacuated After 'Gas' Odor Detected

An all-clear was given shortly after the initial report and students returned to school.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Kenny Elementary School was evacuated Tuesday after a "gas-smelling odor" was detected in the building just after 9 a.m. Students left the school and the Minneapolis Fire Department arrived on scene to investigate.

Fire crews reported zero gas readings.

An all-clear was given shortly after the initial report and students returned to school. The odor may have been related to a snow blower or delivery truck near one of the school doors, officials said.

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