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SALT LAKE CITY — A Vernal elementary school was briefly evacuated Thursday morning after a carbon monoxide alarm went off, Uintah School District officials said.
Ashley Elementary School, located at 350 N. 1150 West, was evacuated when the alarm went off, the district posted on Facebook shortly before 9:50 a.m.
Fire crews responded to the school and detected carbon monoxide in the school's kitchen area, according to Uintah School District student services director Julie Wilde. The area was closed off to allow crews to investigate where the gas was coming from.
Carbon monoxide wasn't detected elsewhere in the school, and crews allowed students and faculty to return after it was cleared, the district posted at 10:20 a.m. Officials said students will eat their lunches in their classrooms while crews investigate the school's kitchen.
The district said students and staff were safe during the brief evacuation. They were temporarily taken to Uintah Middle School, which is located near the elementary school.
