Students at a Douglas County elementary school were evacuated Thursday morning after an iPad exploded and set off a fire alarm, district officials said.
The device exploded in a technology office at Mammoth Heights Elementary School at 9500 Stonegate Pkwy, Douglas County School District spokesperson Paula Hans said in an email.
That office space is not used by students, and the one staff member in the room was not injured, Hans said.
The explosion set off the fire alarm and evacuated the school. South Metro Fire Rescue crews responded and determined it was safe for students and staff to return to the building, Hans said.
The incident left a small burn mark on the office floor, she added.
South Metro officials confirmed crews responded to a hazardous materials call at the school at 10:58 a.m. and said there was no threat to the community.
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