Carbon monoxide leak prompts hazmat response at Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy

CHICAGO - Students at Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy were transferred to another school Monday morning after a carbon monoxide leak in a boiler system shut down the South Side school.

Crews were called about 5:13 a.m. to Burnside Elementary Scholastic Academy, 650 E. 91st Place, for reports of the carbon monoxide detector going off, the Chicago Fire Department said.

Carbon monoxide levels were at 500 parts per million, and authorities found the source of the leak, fire officials said. No injuries were reported.

The leak involved a problem in the school’s boiler system, according to a spokesperson Chicago Public Schools.

Schools officials sent a letter for parents, saying that children and staff were escorted from the school for safety reasons to another school.

“The CPS Facilities Team has been working on an assessment of the situation and repairs are underway,” the letter states. “Because we expect that the repairs will take the full day, we will be transporting all of the students to Dixon Elementary school.”

Students will be returned to Burnside Elementary School for pick up at the end of the day, CPS said.