Crime & Safety
Graham Road Students Return To Classrooms After Evacuation: Report
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue units are investigating determined that there was no fire at Graham Road School, which as evacuated on Friday.
FALLS CHURCH, VA — Students at Graham Road Elementary returned to their classrooms on Friday after evacuating the building earlier in the day due to a burning odor, according to an 12:10 p.m. post on Fairfax County Fire & Rescue's official Twitter account.
County fire units responded to the school, which is located in the 2800 block of Graham Road to the west of the City of Falls Church border. Neither fire nor smoke were reported. Fire personnel inspected the school's HVAC system and determined that it was the source of the odor.
With no fire found, the students were allowed back into the building and firefighters left the scene.
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Units on the scene of a burning odor in a building in the 2800 block of Graham Road - @GrahamRoadES. Students safely evacuated. Crews on the scene with no fire or smoke evident. Investigating possible HVAC issue. #FCFRD @fcpsnews pic.twitter.com/1VRBcponv5
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) February 3, 2023
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