Staff Writer
Students
were evacuated from Apex High School this morning after a fire broke out in the
B-building science lab. AP Chemistry class was in session at the time.
The
fire broke out after a student’s experimental apparatus failed, exposing a
flammable chemical to a hot surface. The fire, which ignited a nearby
electrical outlet and burned surrounding equipment, was quickly extinguished by
the supervising teacher. The experiment that ignited was designed to produce a
considerable amount of smoke, and, despite the students’ best efforts to
dissipate it, it still triggered the fire alarm.
One
student suffered minor burns and was treated for his injuries on campus.
