Laser machine fire forces evacuation at DeKalb high school
Chamblee High was evacuated on Friday afternoon due to a fire related to a laser engraving machine.
Chamblee police officers and Dekalb County firefighters responded to the school. No students were injured and all were expected to be allowed back in around 3:30 p.m. after the building was vented, the police said on Facebook.
“It is confirmed there was a fire at the school. All students are fine,” the agency said in a post, accompanied by a photo of the LaserPro Spirit machine. “The fire has been put out and the picture attached is the culprit.”
Police didn’t say how the fire started.
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