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Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical responds to an incident Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, at Billy Mills Middle School, 2734 Louisiana St.

Updated at 1:28 p.m. Monday, Aug. 21

Billy Mills Middle School, 2734 Louisiana St., was briefly evacuated Monday morning after a fire alarm sounded in the building shortly before 11:30 a.m. Shortly thereafter, fire crews discovered that the alarm was triggered by dishwasher steam in the kitchen area.

“Once it was determined there were no immediate hazards, all students and staff were returned inside out of the extreme heat,” said Kevin Joles, division chief with Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. “Total outside time for students and staff was approximately 10 minutes.”

Joles said that no injuries or damage were reported.