Spill Reported at Rundlett Middle School

CONCORD, NH — Concord Fire and Rescue teams were called to Rundlett Middle School this morning for a report of an active spill in a lab at the school, according to online reports. An evacuation was reported at the school by online alerts at around 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 19, 2016, for an "unknown substance" spill.

According to scanner chatter, the spill reportedly involves some sort of acid. Firefighters set up command at just after 11 a.m.

According to NorthEast Fire Alerts, firefighters were assessing "a sulfuric and hydrochloric acid spill in a lab."

At 12:05 p.m., Concord Fire cleared the command at the school noting that Clean Harbors would be coming to the school to assist with the cleaning of the spill.

The crews were completely cleared from the incident at 12:54 p.m., according to Fire Chief Dan Andrus.

RMS Principal Jim McCollum issued a letter to parents this afternoon stating that a shelf collapsed in a closet in a science classroom and two chemicals spilled and mixed. The classroom was evacuated but there was no need to evacuate the entire school due to the spill being contained. Concord Fire arrived and assessed that the spill just needed to be cleaned up and everyone was safe, he said.

"While I can appreciate that everyone was looking for information and updates, we were focused on being present and making good decisions for our school community in this process," he added. "There was no reason to evacuate and disrupt learning. It is my hope that parents in our community know Concord School District will always do everything to ensure student safety while also making decisions that ensure the pursuit of academic excellence is protected as well."