UPDATED: Gas Odor Evacuates Havre de Grace High Building
The gym building was evacuated around 12:30 p.m.
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UPDATED (1:50 p.m.)—A portion of Havre de Grace High School has been evacuated for a "faint odor of gas," a school official confirmed to Patch.
The building containing the gymnasium, auditorium and the music department was evacuated around 12:30 p.m.
Teri Kranefeld, manager of communications for Harford County Public Schools, told Patch in an email a "faint gas smell was detected by the boiler room near the gym. That building has been evacuated. Police and the [Susquehanna Hose Company] are on site to assess the situation."
Kranefeld had no further info as of 12:44 p.m.
Students in the gym and auditorium building were moved to the main building.
Chief Scott Hurst told Patch in a text message Monday afternoon that the Susquehanna Hose Company reported a gas leak in the boiler room to BGE. Hurst added that a BGE crew was on the scene around 1:45 p.m.
Stay with Patch for updates.
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Havre de Grace High School
700 Congress Ave, Havre de Grace, MD -
Susquehanna Hose Company — Division 1
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Sean Welsh
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Hollee Sifford
1:48 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
Thank you Sean:)
LindaBaldwin
10:45 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Here is a good reason that they need a new school.
Bob
11:02 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Yeah, because a gas leak would never happen in a new school.
Hollee Sifford
11:24 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Bob not necessarily true.....HOWEVER>>>>From an insiders stand point....HHS is in the process of updating LOTS.....Sure EVERYONE with a older school would like a new one but.....work with you have and upgrade where u can and what is financially supported.HHS does the best it can and continues with improvements some seen and unseen.