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Rockford Elementary students safe after gas leak detected

Blount County deputies said the school was evacuated Thursday after a gas leak was detected.

Students and staff at Rockford Elementary School are safe after a gas leak was detected at the building.

According to the Blount County Sheriff's Office, the building was evacuated Thursday morning while fire and utility crews worked to find and fix the leak.

Students were taken to Riverview Baptist Church on Cedar Street. As of 9:30 a.m., the crews were still working to find and fix the leak.

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