Old Lincoln School Evacuated After Report of Gas Odor

Students at the were being kept in the school gymnasium this afternoon after someone reported smelling an odor of gas in the building.

The children were evacuated around 1 p.m. but teachers brought them back inside after firefighters found no odors in the building, according to Michael O’Reilly, chief of operations for the Brookline Fire Department. O’Reilly said utility crews will conduct a second inspection of the building.

The has been meeting in the Old Lincoln School building while Runkle is under renovation.