Good morning. This is a message from Dr. Stacey Gross, principal of RHS, sent on 10/27/14. This morning there was a light smoke condition in the school library that resulted in the evacuation of the building. It was due to a malfunction of a heating unit in the library. Power to the unit was shut down and smoke was cleared from the library.
The Ridgefield Fire Department metered the rest of the school for harmful gasses and checked for smoke. The entire building was deemed safe and all clear and students and staff re-entered the building by 7:35am. There may be some residual odor in the library or adjacent rooms but we have been assured there is nothing harmful present. Thank you.
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