Crime & Safety
Montclair High School Evacuated On Friday: No Gas Leak Found, PSEG Says
No gas readings were found at the Montclair school, a PSEG spokeswoman said.
PSE&G workers found no gas readings at Montclair High School after authorities evacuated students from the main campus on Friday morning, a spokesperson said.
School officials led students to Woodman Field around 9 a.m. due to a possible gas leak near the corner of Midland Avenue and Chestnut Street, and were let back into the building around 10:30 a.m., TAP Into Montclair reported.
According to Montclair Fire Chief John Herrmann, Engine # 1 and Truck # 1 responded to the high school for a reported gas odor in the home economics room and an odor on the 3rd floor.
Find out what's happening in Montclairfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
A gas line to the area was isolated at the service entrance and PSE&G was notified, Herrmann told Patch.
PSE&G spokeswoman Lindsey Puliti told Patch on Monday that workers responded to the call but found no gas readings at the school.
Find out what's happening in Montclairfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
“The issue was not related to PSE&G owned facilities,” Puliti said.
Send Montclair news tips, photos and press releases to eric.kiefer@patch.com
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
