Hoffman Estates school evacuated after gas leak
Hoffman Estates' Armstrong Elementary was shut down and evacuated Wednesday morning after work crews severed a gas line outside of the building.
The students were bused to Hoffman Estates High School, and police and fire officials said two children who'd complained of dizziness were taken to St. Alexius Medical Center for observation.
A teacher was also taken to the hospital after falling and injuring her leg during the evacuation.
Hoffman Estates Fire Chief Robert Gorvett said none of the injuries was life-threatening.
The school is to reopen Thursday.
The accident occurred while crews were replacing the school's buried computer lines with new fiber-optic cable, Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 spokeswoman Terri McHugh said.
Russo added that crews also evacuated two nearby homes.
Armstrong parents were asked to pick up their children at Hoffman Estates High, or wait until dismissal time for students to be bused home.
Gorvett lauded the school's emergency plan.
"The plan that the school had made the evacuation come off like clockwork," he said.