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Hopkinton school evacuated after gas leak; students returned same day
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Hopkinton Public Schools evacuated Hopkins School on May 13 after a gas leak in a regulator; fire and police responded within minutes, students were relocated to nearby gyms for lunch and supervision, and classes resumed same day after Eversource replaced the regulator overnight.
Hopkinton Public Schools evacuated Hopkins School on May 13 after staff smelled gas in a regulator just before the building meter, Superintendent Dr. Kavanaugh said during the May 15 school committee meeting.
The superintendent said staff called the Hopkinton Fire Department immediately, pulled the fire alarm and began an orderly evacuation. “The fire department was on scene in 2 minutes,” Dr. Kavanaugh said. Students from Hopkins were moved to the Brown and Doyle gyms at the middle school while AP testing limited space at the high school. The district arranged lunches from…
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