Saturday 31 March 2012

Birmingham's EPIC School evacuated after propane tank bursts

 

Birmingham's EPIC School evacuated after propane tank bursts

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Epic Elementary School has been evacuated because a propane tank being used by roofing contractors there burst this afternoon, school officials said. students were escorted from the school and taken to nearby Glen Iris Elementary School for the remainder of the day, according to a statement from the Birmingham school system.

EPIC is located on 10th Avenue South, near the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Parents may pick up their children at Glen Iris at 3 p. There will be no after school care, so parents whose children usually stay for after school care should pick them up at Glen Iris as well, according to the statement.

Birmingham's EPIC School evacuated after propane tank bursts



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