MILLER — School is out for the remainder of the week in the Miller School District after an explosion Wednesday morning in a shop area. High School senior Cynthia Ford and three friends were in class together around 8:45 am when the explosion happened…
Hand County Emergency Manager Arlen Gortmaker says there was no fire apparent when first responders arrived…
Six students and one faculty member were in the Ag Shop when the explosion happened. Students were evacuated outside to nearby churches where temperatures at the time were six-below in Miller which Gortmaker says was a challenge for firefighters…
Ford says fire drill training the students received yearly from staff helped the evacuation…
Gortmaker says the Miller School District’s response to the blast was excellent…
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s office. Offers for help came from as far away as Crow Creek and Ipswich. School officials were unavailable for comment as they were planning on how to move forward with classes for next week.
