Crime & Safety
East Cobb Middle School Evacuated
Students were safely assembled on school grounds as Cobb Fire Department crews responded to reports of "a slight smell of smoke in the gym."
Several engines and other vehicles from the Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services Department were on the scene late Tuesday morning at East Cobb Middle School, which was safely evacuated following reports of "a slight smell of smoke in the gym."
Cobb Fire spokesman Lt. Daniel Dupree told East Cobb Patch that no smoke was seen, and that the cause may be "possibly a bad light ballast or air conditioning problem."
Students were assembled safely in the school parking lot and elsewhere on school grounds as Cobb Fire crews responded.
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