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Crews Investigate Gas Leak at Avon High School

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Crews are investigating a gas leak at Avon High School on Monday morning.

Firefighters were called to Avon High School on West Avon Road around 8 a.m. after getting a report of an odor of natural gas.

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Emergency crews temporarily evacuated the school while firefighters conducted a sweep of the building.

According to officials, the source of the odor was from the science classrooms.

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Connecticut Natural Gas is helping to determine the exact location and cause of the leak, police said.

No injuries or illnesses have been reported from the gas leak.

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