"All clear" at evacuated Swindon schools

No chemical leak was found after a smell was reported on Wednesday

It's back to class as normal at the two schools

Author: Richard MuriePublished 14th Sep 2023
Last updated 14th Sep 2023

Pupils are back in class as normal today at two Swindon schools evacuated on Wednesday (13th September) over fears of a gas leak.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue, with help from neighbouring Avon Fire & Rescue, carried out extensive checks at Uplands School and Brimble Hill School in Tadpole Garden Village.

No leak was found and the smell - which saw several people checked in hospital - is believed to have come from contaminated packaging in an IT room.

The two schools on the same campus are re-open today (Thursday 14th September).

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