Youths Benefit Elementary School Evacuated: Officials

Bel Air MD

18 January, 2022

2:07 PM

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FALLSTON, MD — After a fire alarm activated at Youths Benefit Elementary School, students have been relocated to the Fallston Senior Center Tuesday afternoon, officials say. The Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Company responded around 1 p.m. to the school in the 1900 block of Fallston Road, fire personnel reported. A boiler at the school malfunctioned, triggering the carbon monoxide alarm to go off, Fallston fire officials said in a statement at 1:30 p.m. No injuries were reported, and as of 1:45 p.m., firefighters said they were monitoring the air throughout the school and had not detected any hazards. Parents were advised to watch their school messaging apps for communication about dismissal.