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Emergency Evacuation: High Carbon Monoxide Levels Force Ridgewood High School Closure

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Ridgewood High School Evacuated: What Parents Need to Know About the CO Leak

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Ridgewood NJ, The school day took a sudden turn for Ridgewood High School students and staff on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., the building was evacuated after high levels of carbon monoxide (CO) were detected near the boiler room.

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Science Experiment Leads to Ridgewood High School Evacuation

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October 7,2017

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Ridgewood NJ,  a science class experiment mistook for a fire led to Ridgewood High School being evacuated . Ridgewood High School was evacuated on Thursday after a passer-by mistook smoke from a science experiment as an actual fire at the School.

A science class at Ridgewood High School was burning ice pop sticks around 10 a.m. when someone walking near the classroom smelled smoke and pulled the fire alarm.
Ridgewood Fire officials  said the building was evacuated for about 40 minutes and no one was injured.