Classes resume after gas leak reported at Northwood High School

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Northwood High School students returned to class about 9:30 a.m. Thursday after being evacuated for a report of a gas leak.

Students, staff and personnel were evacuated at 7:55 a.m. for the smell of natural gas additives, authorities said.

A short time later, Columbia Gas crews arrived at 700 Lemoyne Rd., located escaped natural gas in the crawl space of the school building, and turned off the gas supply to the school, said Chris Kozak, the utility's spokesman for Northwest Ohio.

The building has been vented and crews were still looking for the site of the leak as classes resumed, Mr. Kozak said.

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