A primary school in England was forced to close this morning due to a carbon monoxide leak.

 

According to reports, staff at Prince Rock Primary School in Plymouth were alerted to the gas leak after alarms began sounding at 7am.

 

Thankfully, there were no children in the building at the time, with head teacher Simon Spry reporting that “no child was ever in danger”.

 

The leak is said to have originated in the boiler room of the school, and it has since been isolated to undergo repairs.

 

Speaking to reassure parents, Mr Spry said: “This is a Victorian building and is 100 years old, but the alarms worked perfectly and no one was in danger. All parents were informed by text, email and Facebook and the school is closed today.”

 

He also confirmed that repairs were already underway and that a “small amount” of carbon monoxide was in the building.

 

 

“Health and safety officers will check the boiler later. This is a good story about our structures and procedures in place,” he added.

 

Thank heavens no one was injured in the incident. It just goes to show how vital alarm and detection systems are in schools and homes.

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