{"id":467262,"date":"2026-02-14T01:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/467262\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T01:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:04:19","slug":"small-fire-leads-to-school-wide-evacuation-scot-scoop-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/467262\/","title":{"rendered":"Small fire leads to school-wide evacuation \u2013 Scot Scoop News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Students<\/a> <\/p>\n

Students evacuate to the football field while following their teachers\u2019 instructions. They stayed on the field for about 15 minutes to ensure their safety before returning to class. <\/p>\n

On Feb. 23, an electrical issue in the U-wing prompted a brief campus evacuation and led to the closure of the U-wing and T-wing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The issue became apparent during the second period of the day, when smoke was observed coming from a vent in classroom U22. The source of the smoke was later revealed to be a small fire caused by an electrical issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cDistrict maintenance has reported that the smoke was caused by an older HVAC motor,\u201d said Principal Gay Buckland-Murray in an email sent out to students and parents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Students in room U22 were instructed to leave the classroom after a few minutes due to the smoke, and students in nearby classrooms were instructed to continue their work, according to Lila Haven, a Carlmont junior who was in U22 at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy teacher, Mr. Engberg, went to the next room over and was helping Ms. Lu see what happened,\u201d said Haven.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the start of the passing period between second and third period, a fire alarm blared across the campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought that it was just a false alarm at first, like maybe some random kids pulled it as a joke or accidentally set it off,\u201d said Alina Robinson, a sophomore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Students gathered on the football field with their third-period classes, as instructed by their teachers. Teachers and students discussed amongst themselves and shared the information they had.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCarlmont students and staff are now being safely evacuated due to a fire on campus,\u201d a message sent out on ParentSquare by the school said. \u201cAll students and staff are safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Firefighters and police officers arrived and headed to the U-wing, where they worked to put out the fire, resolve the issue, and prevent damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later, at 10:45 a.m., approximately 15 minutes after everyone was instructed to gather at the field, students and teachers were dismissed and told to resume class as usual.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Teachers with classes in the S-wing, T-wing, and U-wing, however, were instructed to check their emails for further information. Later, an announcement was made that classes in these buildings would be held in the Performing Arts Center (PAC).\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, another announcement was made that all teachers and students were free to return to their classrooms and resume all activities.<\/p>\n

As a result, numerous teachers in the T-wing and U-wing were forced to postpone or cancel their planned activities for the day. Despite this, many were ultimately just glad that their students were safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy class was disrupted, but I was glad that all students knew where to go,\u201d said Maria Robinson, a Spanish teacher at Carlmont.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Students, on the other hand, had varied reactions to the alarm. Some were upset about leaving their classes, particularly students participating in a Chinese New Year activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to go back to Chinese. I\u2019m so over it. I was in the middle of playing games with my friends,\u201d said Morgan Li, a sophomore, during the evacuation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others were less reluctant to miss a portion of class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very happy about missing class, but then immediately my spirits tanked when they said that we had to go back to third period,\u201d Alina Robinson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additionally, there was some confusion surrounding where students were supposed to go. Typically, students would meet with their fourth-period class during an evacuation, but this time they were instructed to group with their third-period class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it could have been a bit clearer, because I heard multiple people say that we were supposed to report to our third period teacher and others say our fourth period teacher,\u201d Alina Robinson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite possible confusion during the event and mixed reactions towards the evacuation, the issue was resolved, and classes have returned to normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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