The administration of Johnson High School averted what would have been a real tragedy — albeit a personal one — on Saturday by allowing students evacuated on Friday to return for personal items like cell phones.

There were actually two evacuations on Friday, Oct. 11 because of the smell of gas. The first one was later found to have been because some pilot lights in the campus kitchen were blown out by the stiff north wind after employees propped a door open for a delivery.

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