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Dobbs Elementary students evacuated after carbon monoxide sensors go off

It happened early Wednesday morning.

ATLANTA — Students at Dobbs Elementary School in Atlanta were evacuated early Wednesday morning when carbon monoxide sensors went off, officials said.

There were no reports of any injuries. Students were moved to Long Middle School, where they could be picked up.

A spokesperson with Atlanta Public Schools said Atlanta Fire crews and the school's facilities team were checking for the source. People onsite reported the smell of gas around 7 a.m., the spokesperson said, when facilities crews were called in.

A representative for Southern Company, which owns Atlanta Gas & Light, also said their crews were onsite investigating.

Dobbs Elementary is located in southeast Atlanta's Lakewood neighborhood on Jonesboro Road.

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