Smoke Forces Evacuation at New Trier

All buildings on New Trier High School’s Winnetka campus were evacuated Monday around 3 p.m. when a transformer in the basement began smoking.

Local fire departments responded to the call to find the smoke levels increasing in the basement, according to the Winnetka Talk. An all-clear for students and staff to re-enter the building was given about 45 minutes after they were evacuated.

“It turned out to be a faulty electrical box in the basement,” Winnetka Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky said. “We isolated the problem, cleared the smoke and there is no other hazard in the building.”

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