Crime & Safety
Gwinnett Fire: School Briefly Evacuated in Tuesday Incident
A bad HVAC motor caused a haze of smoke at Rock Springs Elementary School
A burned-out motor in an HVAC unit forced a brief evacuation of a Gwinnett County elementary school Tuesday afternoon.
Firefighters arrived at Rock Springs Elementary School near Lawrenceville around 1:47 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, but found no sign of smoke or fire. The school was evacuated as crews checked out a slight haze of smoke in a room.
Staff and students were allowed back into the school after the smoke was cleared.
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Rock Springs Elementary, located at 888 Rock Springs Road, is in the Collins Hill High School cluster.
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