Crime & Safety
Gas Leak Cleared Out Dumbarton Middle: 1 Year Ago in Towson
On Sept. 22, 2014, the start of the school day was seriously disrupted.
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared on Towson Patch on Sept. 22, 2014.
A Towson middle school was evacuated for nearly two hours Monday morning due to a gas leak, Baltimore County officials reported.
At 7:55 a.m., first responders were called to Dumbarton Middle School in the 300 block of Dumbarton Road for a report of a gas leak, according to Baltimore County. Someone smelled gas in the cafeteria, WNEW reported.
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The school was cleared out so firefighters and police personnel could investigate the situation, and the gas was shut off.
Before 9:30 a.m., Baltimore County officials reported BGE was at the scene.
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At approximately 9:50 a.m., students were admitted back into the building, police said.
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