By: Richard L. Smith
Students and staff at a Newark school were evacuated Thursday morning after a carbon monoxide alarm activated inside the building.
According to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, firefighters and police responded to John F. Kennedy School at 311 South 10th Street at approximately 10:45 a.m. following an alarm in the school's boiler room.
Officials said the entire building was evacuated, and students were transported to nearby 13th Avenue School as a precaution.
The John F. Kennedy School is a district wide secondary special education school. Currently there are three programs at this school: Autistic, Multiple Disabilities and the Medically Fragile.
No injuries were reported. However, two firefighters and a school custodian were evaluated by emergency medical personnel at the scene.
None were reported transported to a hospital.
PSE&G was notified of the incident.
Officials have not yet announced what triggered the alarm or when students and staff will be permitted to return to the building.