From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Carter Freemon · · 1m 20s
Woodrow Wilson High School Gas Evacuation
Gas odor at Dallas school prompts evacuation as fire department clears building.
In brief
Gas odor at Dallas school prompts evacuation as fire department clears building. Woodrow Wilson High School evacuated after gas odor reported in a chemistry classroom, with fire department confirming no leak by 4:10 p.m. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Gas odor reported at school
Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas ISD evacuated on Friday after a gas odor was reported inside the school.
Fire department confirms odor
Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed the presence of an odor inside a classroom and shut the gas off to that room.
Odor source identified
DFR hazmat units cleared the building for students to return around 4:10 p.m., and believe the odor may have been caused by a valve in a chemistry room in the school.
Gas leak investigation
On Friday, Oct. 2 at around 3:15 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to reports of a gas odor from inside Woodrow Wilson High School, located in the 100 block of S. Glasgow Drive in Dallas.
School cleared for return
The school evacuated all students and staff as a precaution. Gas was shut off to the room where the odor was detected, and Atmos Energy was notified of the incident.
No gas leak confirmed
At 4:10 p.m., DFR hazmat units determined there was no gas leak, and cleared the building for students and staff to be let back in to finish the day.
The one thing
Woodrow Wilson High School evacuated after gas odor reported in a chemistry classroom, with fire department confirming no leak by 4:10 p.m.