Schools
ICYMI: Trashcan Fire at Lakeside High School
Two teachers were treated for smoke inhalation, and one was taken to a hospital.
ATLANTA, GA -- Two Lakeside High School teachers were treated for smoke inhalation after a trashcan fire Thursday morning caused the school's evacuation.
DeKalb schools spokesman Quinn Hudson said one of the teachers was transported to Northside Hospital for further treatment, and then released.
The fire was set around 9 am in a boys’ restroom on the ground floor. The two teachers put the fire out with extinguishers, but smoke spread throughout the building, which resulted in the evacuation.
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"Parents were notified immediately by email," Hudson said.
The smoke was removed from the building and students and staff returned by 10:30 a.m.
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Officials are conducting an investigation of the fire.
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