Updated: Two Pawcatuck Schools Briefly Evacuated This Morning

2:35 p.m.: Building issues forced the evacuation of a Pawcatuck elementary school and a middle school today.

According to an emails sent to the Stonington Public Schools community the smell of natural gas inside the West Broad Street School, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"west-broad-street-school"} --> caused students and staff to evacuate the building at around 10:30 a.m. Shortly after the evacuation of the West Broad Street School, the inspection of mechanical equipment at , were forced to briefly evacuate the building. On Sept. 14, 2012, the middle school was. Students and staff spent about an hour outside while , . Students and staff spent about an hour outside while ,