ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Stone Lakes Elementary School announced an evacuation Thursday after a “smell of gas” wafted near the cafeteria and some classrooms, according to school officials.
In a message to parents, the school’s principal stated that the school evacuated “out of an abundance of caution” as Orange County Fire Rescue investigated the smell.
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Fire officials later announced that firefighters investigated the building and found no gas leak.
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Instead, a five-gallon gas tank was determined to be the culprit, as it was found in a storage room with intakes to the school’s central air system, OCFR told News 6.
The gas tank was removed, and no hazards were found with air monitoring, fire officials said.
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