'Suspicious smell' evacuates Aberdeenshire school
'Plumping issue' forces schoolkids to go home for the day.
Aboyne Academy and adjoining community facilities were evacuated after reports of a smell of sulphur coming from a cleaning cupboard at around 10.40am on Friday.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent four appliances and a hazmat unit to the scene.
However investigations found there was no chemical spill and the smell is believed to relate to a plumbing issue.
The community facilities, including a swimming pool and library, reopened at 2pm.
The fire service left the scene at around 2.30pm.