Ransom Middle Evacuated Due To Burning Smell From Water Fountain

August 25, 2009

Students at Ransom Middle School were evacuated about 2:30 Tuesday afternoon due a burning smell.

School officials reported an electrical burning smell in the special education wing near the front of the school on West Kingsfield Road. Firefighters discovered the source of the smell — motor in a water fountain.

Fire stations from Cantonment, Beulah and Ensley were among those dispatched to investigate. There were no injuries.

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3 Responses to “Ransom Middle Evacuated Due To Burning Smell From Water Fountain”

  1. Allie cornell on November 2nd, 2009 7:21 pm

    i go to that school and we were outside for atleast one hour

  2. AL on August 27th, 2009 12:16 pm

    because the whole school is built from flammable material?

  3. person on August 26th, 2009 7:23 pm

    my freind was there. Why do they evacuate the whole school