Odor forces Middletown HS to evacuate

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) -- A foul odor forced Middletown High School to evacuate Wednesday morning, officials said.

When a foul odor was reported earlier in the morning, the school was evacuated for precautionary reasons. Initial fears were that there may have been a gas leak.

A Commanding Officer who responded to the scene says that a faulty Bunsen burner was the cause of the stench. 

Students have been allowed to go back into the school.