A parent told the Herald they had seen video footage showing smoke billowing from a building on the school grounds. They said that their child was among the students evacuated to the field.
Video posted to social media shows students filming the incident on their phones as they make their way across the grounds.
The college, a co-educational private school, has a roll of about 2300 students.
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