School evacuated due to unidentified substance

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Image caption, The fire service was called to Westport Road
  • Author, Josh Sandiford
  • Role, 大象传媒 News, West Midlands

A school was evacuated after firefighters were called to reports of an unidentified substance.

The non-suspicious substance was found at Co-op Academy on Westport Road in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, with students asked to leave at about 14:30 GMT as a precaution.

"Due to an unforeseeable technical difficulty the Academy will be closing shortly and students will be dismissed from the premises," a Facebook post read.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the substance was not suspicious and firefighters were due to leave the scene about 17:00 GMT.

In 2023, the school had 1,119 pupils on its roll.

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