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Reports of gas prompt evacuation of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas

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Dallas ISD
Published October 2, 2026 4:23 PM CDT
Published October 2, 2026 4:23 PM CDT

The Brief

    • Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas ISD was evacuated on Friday after a gas odor was reported inside the school.
    • Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed the presence of an odor inside a classroom and shut the gas off to that room.
    • DFR hazmat units cleared the building for students to return around 4:10 p.m., and believe the odor may have been caused by a valve in a chemistry room in the school.

DALLAS - Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas was evacuated on Friday after a gas odor was reported inside the school.

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What we know:

On Friday, Oct. 2 at around 3:15 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to reports of a gas odor from inside Woodrow Wilson High School, located in the 100 block of S. Glasgow Drive in Dallas.

Responding firefighters confirmed the odor inside a classroom at the school. The school evacuated all students and staff as a precaution.

Gas was shut off to the room where the odor was detected, and Atmos Energy was notified of the incident.

At 4:10 p.m., DFR hazmat units determined there was no gas leak, and cleared the building for students and staff to be let back in to finish the day.

DFR says the odor was coming from a chemistry lab in the school, and believe that someone may have left a valve on in the room that caused the odor.

This is a breaking news story. Updates will be added as they become available.

The Source: Information in this story comes from Dallas Fire-Rescue and Woodrow Wilson High School.

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