Students Return To Ridgefield High After Evacuation Due To Smoke

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield High School was evacuated Monday morning due to a light smoke condition in the library, Hamlet Hub reported.

Daily Voice

10/27/2014 9:30 a.m.

The smoke "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," said a statement posted at Hamlet Hub from Ridgefield High principal Stacey Gross.

The Ridgefield Fire Department checked the building and allowed students and staff to re-enter the building by 7:35 a.m., Hamlet Hub said.

Read the full statement here at the Hamlet Hub website.

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