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Fire alarm at Central triggered by maintenance office smoke

Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Staff Writer
November 15, 2023
Javen Oswald
A fire truck arrives at Central after a fire alarm was set off by smoke in a maintenance office on Nov. 15.

A fire alarm went off at Naperville Central at 11:00 a.m. on Nov. 15 due to an excessive amount of smoke in a basement maintenance office. The cause of the smoke is currently unknown.

The fire department arrived shortly after the alarm went off. Firefighters identified the smoke’s source, cleared the school and ensured that the source of the smoke was removed. 

“There was no fire, [just] smoke,” Principal Jackie Thornton said. “The building got cleared while the fire department came in and cleared the source [of the smoke].”

According to a Talk203 sent out by Thornton, the evacuation was done “quickly and calmly.”

This was the second time a fire alarm was set off at Central this year, with the first coming on Oct. 16 due to smoke from construction.

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Vanshika Shahdadpuri
Vanshika Shahdadpuri, Opinions Editor
Vanshika Shahdadpuri, a senior, is starting on her second year on staff. She previously served as a staff writer in her first year on staff. She is so excited for another amazing year on CT. She hopes to someday become a doctor, if she can figure it out. Apart from CT she loves listening to Taylor Swift and curling up with a good book. Vanshika absolutely is a Voltron fanatic and enjoys watching cartoons in her free time.
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Javen Oswald is a senior at NCHS. This is his third year on staff, and he has moved into a manager position. Early in life, Javen found success as a child actor, gaining recognition for his role as Young Jordan Denton in Chicago Fire S2 E12, entitled “Disco Bob.” Now, he has shifted his focus to producing high-quality journalistic opinions. Next year, he plans on going to college to study film.
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