Salina Elementary School Briefly Evacuated
KSAL Staff - Wed 01:44 PM 10/10/2012
As a precaution, students and staff were evacuated.
An overheated air conditioner leads to a brief evacuation of a Salina elementary school Wednesday morning.
According to USD 305, around lunchtime a Westar power failure caused Heusner Elementary to lose power. A motor on an air conditioning unit overheated as a result of the power failure.
As a precaution, students and staff were evacuated.
The Salina Fire Department responded and thoroughly checked the situation. After investigating, the officials determined there was no safety issue.
When power was restored students reentered the building and school resumed as normal by 1:00 p.m.
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Indy452
Wednesday 10 October 2012 15:11 Report this comment
Thats odd.....when the electricity is out, shouldn't the A/C motor be off as well? And why is the A/C motor even running on a crisp morning anyway?
ksfarmdude
Wednesday 10 October 2012 20:21 Report this comment
good question ? was pretty cool this morning couldn't they open a window if it gets warm later in the day ?