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ST. CLAIRSVILLE -- High school and middle school students were sent home early Wednesday and the buildings evacuated after an odor of gas was detected.
St. Clairsville-Richland City Schools Superintendent Walt Skaggs said the Cumberland Trail Fire District checked the buildings and determined the situation was not dangerous, but Columbia Gas was notified and advised him to evacuate the building while the company evaluates.
Skaggs said the the elementary school was unaffected. He said the odor was detected at about 10:40 a.m. and buildings were vacated. Buses were heading out and parents picking up their children by 11 a.m. He said about 1,000 students were evacuated.
He said school will likely resume tomorrow morning as usual. More information will appear in Thursday’s edition of the Times Leader and on the website.