by Philip George (NCC News)
Oct. 14, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Students and faculty were forced to evacuate Fayetteville-Manlius High School this afternoon after someone reported smelling natural gas in one of the school's hallways, prompting faculty to investigate.
"During our investigation, we couldn't really determine where the origination was, so out of caution, we evacuated the building," said F-M principal Ray Kilmer. "We were outside probably about 30 minutes."
Fire department finds no leak
National Grid and the Syracuse Fire Department were summoned to the school to investigate the odor, but they too were unable to find a source and concluded that there was no leak and that the school was safe.
Students were permitted to re-enter the campus and parents were notified by phone.
Construction work a possible source
Kilmer speculated that construction work across town led to the odor reaching the school.
"Allegedly, there was some work being done maybe about way on the other side of Manlius over by Kaz," Kilmer said. "During that work there was a release of some gas during that normal process and maybe the wind took it over towards us."
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