Dale City, Va. — A strong odor prompted the evacuation of a elementary school today.
McAuliffe Elementary School at 13540 Princedale Drive in Dale City was evacuated at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday after a strong odor was detected. Fire and rescue officials were called into investigate but apparently found nothing, as all students were returned to class within the hour, stated a Prince William County Public Schools spokeswoman.
No one was injured.
This evacuation comes after nine students at North Stafford High School on Friday were taken to a local hospital after a chemistry experiment went wrong.
A strange, gas-like odor permeated the building just after 11 a.m. Friday causing some students to become nauseated. All of the students taken to a hospital suffered conditions that did not appear to be life threatening.
