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Logan Junior High in Princeton evacuated due to gas smell in building

Students moved off campus ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ superintendent said

By Kim Shute

Logan Junior High students file en masse back to class on Thursday, Sept. 23, after Nicor was called to check the building for a reported gas odor. (kim)

PRINCETON — Just before lunch time on Thursday, Logan Junior High students got an impromptu field trip down the block after an odor of gas in the building prompted a temporary evacuation.

Princeton Elementary School Superintendent JD Orwig, at the scene, said a maintenance worker smelled an odor of gas in the basement area of the building closest to the bus lot at approximately 11 a.m. Princeton Fire and Nicor were called and students were relocated to a nearby parking lot while the building was inspected.

The source of the smell was determined to be from a gas line undergoing maintenance, Orwig said, and it was determined there was no leak and no danger to anyone in the building.

Students were on their way back to class just before noon.

Logan Junior High students return to campus after a gas smell in the basement temporarily evacuated the building. (Kim Shute)



Logan Junior High students were evacuated for about 30 minutes on Thursday, Sept. 23, when a maintenance worker smelled gas in the building. (Kim Shute)