Woburn Street School Evacuated For "Small Fire," No One Hurt

WILMINGTON, MA — Wilmington's Woburn Street Elementary School students were loaded onto school buses and sent to Wilmington High School early Tuesday afternoon, due to an issue with one of the boilers, a police dispatcher said. The issue caused light smoke. No students were injured.

"Nobody was injured, no ill effects," a police dispatcher said. "It's under control at this time."

According to a message to the school community, there was a "small fire contained in the boiler room and the building was immediately evacuated."

The fire was extinguished, but the building will not re-open today.

"Students will remain at Wilmington High School throughout the course of the afternoon; however, parents/guardians are welcome to pick up their children if they wish, after 1:00pm with an I.D. Students will also have the option to be transported home on their bus on their regular route if parents/guardians are not able to pick them up before then," the message continues. "The CARES program will be canceled today; however, any students who were scheduled to be in the CARES program this afternoon may stay at Wilmington High School until picked up by a parent/guardian."

Woburn Street Students are safely loaded in school buses and in route to Wilmington High School at this time. pic.twitter.com/n1tzwS7mHD
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Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or chris.huffaker@patch.com.