Midlands school evacuated due to reported ‘unknown odor’
A Midlands High School has been evacuated as Columbia Fire teams investigate reports of an unknown odor.
A Columbia Fire Department hazmat support team and two engines were dispatched to Westwood High School in Blythewood around 10:15 a.m., said Capt. Brick Lewis, spokesman for the agency.
Lewis stressed the odor has not been identified as a gas leak. Teams remain on site as they continue to investigate, he said. The school was evacuated as a precaution.
This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 11:56 AM with the headline "Midlands school evacuated due to reported ‘unknown odor’."