MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts elementary school has been evacuated for the second day in a row due to a gas leak that sent one staff member to the hospital.
Mashpee Deputy Fire Chief John Phelan says elevated levels of carbon monoxide were detected at Quashnet Elementary School in Mashpee around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Students were dropped off at their bus stops or taken to the Mashpee Middle-High School for the day.
No one required medical treatment.
Phelan says the gas leak appears to be coming from a malfunctioning boiler that was spewing gas Tuesday and lead to one kitchen worker’s hospitalization.
He says crews are working to repair the boiler.
A firefighter will report to the school Thursday to check carbon monoxide levels throughout the day.
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