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Dryden Middle and High Schools will remain closed on Wednesday after closing early Tuesday due to a small chemical fire, according to school officials. <\/p>\n
Authorities say the fire started in a trash can in a chemistry lab on school property. No one was reportedly injured during the fire. <\/p>\n
The fire started when a student cleaning up wiped a container with a chemical on it and tossed the paper towel in the trash. Another student then threw away a wet paper in the same trash can which caused a reaction and sparked the fire. <\/p>\n
A teacher was able to quickly put the flames out with an extinguisher. Students and faculty were instructed to evacuate the building at the time of the fire. <\/p>\n
School officials along with the Dryden Fire Department decided it was best to dismiss school so the incident could be fully evaluated. <\/p>\n
The Superintendent of Dryden Central Schools said the middle and high schools will stay closed on Wednesday so crews can conduct air quality tests as precaution. <\/p>\n
Dryden Fire Department along with Dryden Ambulance, Ithaca Fire Department, Dryden Police Department, and New York State Police all were called to the scene to investigate.<\/p>\n
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