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Fire alarm causes evacuation of Las Vegas elementary school

An elementary school in the far northwest Las Vegas Valley was evacuated Tuesday morning after a fire alarm was activated.

The alarm went off sometime before 10:45 a.m. at Carl Elementary School, 5625 Corbett St., according to the Las Vegas Fire Department. No injuries were injuries reported.

The Fire Department determined that smoke from a stove in the school’s kitchen activated the alarm when a cardboard box fell on top of the stove. No damage was reported at the school, which was “back to normal” as of about 10:45 a.m., according to the department.

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