03/29/2024
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West Bladen High School has been evacuated due to a gas leak that ocurred.  The fire department is on the scene.

Public Relations Director Valerie Newton said, “Everything is okay. They have found the source of the leak and it was a piece of equipment in the kitchen.”

Newton said the piece of equipment has been shut off and the smell of the gas has dissipated inside the building.

Newton said students are safe and were transported to Center Road Baptist Church as a precautionary measure. Emergency Services has given the all is clear but officials are waiting for the gas company to give an all is clear, said Newton.

Classes are anticipated to resume this afternoon.

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