Mentor middle school evacuated: ‘Everyone is okay'

MENTOR, Ohio (WJW) — All school students and workers are safe following an evacuation for smoke at a middle school. Smoke was discovered Monday mor...

January 9, 2023
6:10 PM

MENTOR, Ohio (WJW) — All school students and workers are safe following an evacuation for smoke at a middle school. Smoke was discovered Monday morning on the second floor of Memorial Middle School, 8979 Mentor Ave., near a science classroom. The building was evacuated, according to an alert from the district just before 10:30 a.m. 'Everyone is okay,' according to a later update. Mentor Fire Department firefighters said the smoke came from an HVAC unit whose equipment manual began to burn, according to the update.

Justin Dennis