Explosion Leads To Evacuation of Islamic School in Syracuse
October 10, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
No word yet on the actual cause but authorities say initial reports are that a boiler exploded and it appears to be an accident. Additional details are expected to be released on Monday.
From Syracuse.com
Syracuse authorities are investigating an explosion in the basement of a private Islamic School that forced the evacuation of 75 students this afternoon.
It was too early to determine if the explosion was intentionally set, authorities said.
“It would be crazy for me to say what happened here right now,” said fire investigator Joe Galloway. “We’re doing a very thorough investigation.”
School officials said they were aware of no threats and had no reason to believe the explosion was anything but an accident.
Initial reports were that the boiler had exploded, but firefighters still need to sift through the large amount of debris to figure out what happened, Galloway said. Police consulted the FBI and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives because the school is considered a place of worship.
