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.

Chamblee Police officers and Dekalb fireman responded to a fire alarm at Chamblee High School. It is confirmed there was...
Posted by Chamblee Police Department on Friday, December 16, 2016

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