Technical issue causes fire alarm to malfunction at Milan High School (UPDATED at 12:24 p.m.)

MILAN--Students arriving at Milan High School for their first day back from break received a surprise.

Superintendent Bryan Girbach said a faulty water pressure valve on the building's sprinkler system was the cause of a false alarm on Monday, Jan. 5. The faulty valve caused a malfunction in the school's fire alarm system.

"The kids were never in any danger," he said, adding that the valve has since been fixed.

Lt. Fred Evans with the Milan Area Fire Department said the department received the call at 7:05 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5. Classes begin at 7:30 a.m.Firefighters arrived on the scene only to discover it was a false alarm.

There was no fire, no injuries, nothingits the kind of calls we like, he said.

The department was on scene about 15 minutes, which allowed them time to investigate and make sure there were no issues, he said.

Superintendent Bryan Girbach said a faulty water pressure valve on the building's sprinkler system was the cause of a false alarm on Monday, Jan. 5. The faulty valve caused a malfunction in the school's fire alarm system.

"The kids were never in any danger," he said, adding that the valve has since been fixed.

Lt. Fred Evans with the Milan Area Fire Department said the department received the call at 7:05 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5. Classes begin at 7:30 a.m.Firefighters arrived on the scene only to discover it was a false alarm.

There was no fire, no injuries, nothingits the kind of calls we like, he said.

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Technical issue causes fire alarm to malfunction at Milan High School (UPDATED at 12:24 p.m.)