BELMONT, Mass. — An elementary school in Belmont has been deemed safe to reenter after being temporarily evacuated after an odor of natural gas was detected in one of the stairwells.
The Belmont Fire Department and a gas company confirmed there is no leak within the Butler Elementary School, according to police.
Belmont Police will be escorting students and staff back to the school to resume their school day.
BUTLER SCHOOL UPDATE: The gas company has confirmed there is NO leak within the building. The school has been deemed SAFE for occupancy by @nationalgridus & @BelmontFD . @BelmontPD Will be escorting students and staff back to the school shortly to resume their school day
— Belmont, MA Police (@BelmontPD) March 24, 2022
Students and staff were evacuated from the school and relocated to St. Luke’s Church on Lexington Street for shelter, police said.
BUTLER SCHOOL: fire department is on scene investigating an odor of natural gas in one of the stairwells of the Butler Elementary School on White St. The building has been temporarily evacuated. The gas co. will be arriving on scene shortly. There are brief detours in the area.
— Belmont, MA Police (@BelmontPD) March 24, 2022
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