Crime & Safety

Vernon Center Road School Briefly Evacuated Due to Gas Leak

Students and staff were outside of building for a half an hour while gas was being turned off.

Center Road School was briefly evacuated Wednesday morning due to a gas leak at a meter outside the school, NBC Connecticut reports.

The school was evacuated at 8:!5 a.m. and students and staff were back in by 8:45 a.m. after the gas was shut off.

Read the full story at NBC Connecticut.

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