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Summerside Solar Farm Fire: Voluntary Shelter-in-Place Order Lifted, Schools Reopen
Air-quality tests showed no health threat from the battery fire, and students in the Summerside area returned to class as monitoring continued.
- Summerside officials lifted a voluntary shelter-in-place recommendation as crews continue monitoring a battery fire at the city-owned Sunbank solar farm. Classes resumed today for the Three Oaks family of schools and French-language schools.
- Monday's fire at the Summerside Sunbank solar farm began at approximately 5:30 a.m., prompting city officials to issue a shelter-in-place order and cancel classes for the Three Oaks family of schools and French-language schools.
- Chief Public Health Officer Heather Morrison reviewed air-quality data and determined the gases released from the battery fire pose no health threat to residents, noting that smoke chemicals dissipate quickly outdoors.
- "My recommendation to the schools is to have children return to school," Morrison said, citing unintended harms from prolonged absences and emphasizing the importance of students being in the classroom.
- Officials will continue monitoring air and water quality as the fire persists. Morrison advised that residents experiencing symptoms like eye irritation or a cough can typically manage these conditions by moving indoors.
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Classes resume, shelter-in-place lifted in Summerside, P.E.I. after solar farm fire
SUMMERSIDE - A voluntary shelter-in-place recommendation has been lifted for residents in Summerside, P.E.I., as crews continue to monitor a battery fire at a city-owned solar farm.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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