A gas smell coming from the Washington Middle School kitchen led students to be evacuated yesterday afternoon.Washington Fire Department and Police Department responded to the scene at approximately 3pm. After a half hour the school had been ventilated to a point where it was safe to allow students back in to grab their things and leave for the day.

According to Washington Schools Superintendent, Mike Jorgensen, a natural gas leak coming from one of the kitchen’s appliances discovered during the investigation has been taken care of.

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