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player ready...Officials ordered the evacuation earlier this month of the Niles Township District for Special Education building in Morton Grove and students were dismissed early that day following a gas leak.
According to a Morton Grove village news release, a supply line carrying natural gas to the building, where the Julia S. Molloy Education Center is located, ruptured on Oct. 19.
The break in the utility line allowed natural gas to leak outside the building, according to the release. The building is located near the corner of Dempster Street and Menard Avenue.
NTDSE and Molloy School staff members dialed 911 and closed windows, doors and other things exposed to the outside area where the gas leak occurred, the release states.
The Morton Grove Fire Department responded to the scene and recognized construction and excavation equipment in the area, according to the release.
Officials said the source of the rupture was located quickly while students, staff and faculty stayed indoors. Nicor Gas, the natural gas utility company, was also called to the scene and worked with school staff and first responders to address the issue, according to the release.
Officials decided to evacuate the building and all students and staff were transported to the nearby Muslim Community Center, according to the release.
Students’ families were contacted and students were allowed to go home early for the day. All students were sent home to their families or transported to another caregiver by 11 a.m., village officials said in the release.
The rupture was reconciled by Nicor by early-afternoon that day, the release states.
The Niles Township District for Special Education serves Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood and Skokie, according to the school district’s website.
Kyra Senese is a freelancer.