Wheaton North Evacuated After Smoky Science Experiment

Correction: The headline was corrected to read "Smoky Science Experiment," and not "Fire Experiment." Patch apologizes for the mistake.

School is back in session at Wheaton North High School after a smoky science experiment caused an evacuation earlier this morning. 

During an experiment that created some expected smoke, a student opened the classroom door, letting smoke out into the hallway and activating the fire alarm, District 200 spokesman Erica Loiacono said Tuesday.

Students have returned to class and no one was injured, Loiacono said.

This morning's evacuation was the school's second science-related incident causing an evacuation. Earlier this month, a small fire started in a science storage area at Wheaton North.

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