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Odor From Construction Leads To Cancellations At Norwalk School

Local fire officials recommended the cancellation of after-school activities out of precaution.

Students were told to leave Norwalk's Nathan Hale Middle School on Monday afternoon after an odor from nearby construction was detected.
Students were told to leave Norwalk's Nathan Hale Middle School on Monday afternoon after an odor from nearby construction was detected. (Patch graphic)

NORWALK, CT — After-school activities were canceled Monday at Norwalk's Nathan Hale Middle School after an odor from nearby construction was detected, according to district officials.

Students from the middle school were dismissed from nearby Norwalk High School at the usual time, but they were told to leave the building by Norwalk Fire Department personnel "out of an abundance of caution," the district wrote on Twitter.

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