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Faulty alarm leads to high school evacuation

By Glynn Brothen

Image Credit: South Kamloops Secondary School

November 28, 2014 - 12:47 PM

KAMLOOPS - Students at South Kamloops Secondary were evacuated around 11 a.m. this morning due to a faulty fire alarm.

"It was faulty pull station," Assistant Chief Steve Kilmartin said adding no one pulled the alarm. "the electrician already fixed it."

To get out of the cold, students were transferred to a separate building.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Glynn Brothen at gbrothen@infonews.ca or call 250-319-7494. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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