School Lab Chemicals Lead to Evacuation
Like untidy homeowners, staffers let old, unused chemicals pile up in a high school chemistry lab. When they were finally discovered, several hundred people had to be evacuated while they were cleared out.
The chemicals at Littleton High School were found in a routine Fire Department check, said Diane Leiker, a school spokeswoman. The wing with the chemicals was closed immediately, but school continued Friday.
They were being moved in small batches and destroyed near the school’s athletic fields, said Jeannine Natterman of the Colorado Department of Public Health.
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