Suspicious Odor Clears Out Oakland Mills HS: Officials

COLUMBIA, MD — Oakland Mills High School was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a suspected gas odor, according to school officials.

At 7:40 a.m., officials said the fire alarm was pulled at the school in the 9400 block of Kilimanjaro Road due to what seemed to be a gas smell near the gym and piano lab.

Fire department personnel arrived and after they gave the all-clear, students and staff returned to the building at 7:55 a.m., school authorities reported.

Members of building services were on-site, and classes were proceeding as usual.

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