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Students Sent Home After Sewage Backup Shuts Down Medford High School
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 5, 12:06 PM EDT
updated Oct 5, 4:40 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX), WHDH and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Medford High School evacuated, dismissed for day due to sewage smell · WBTS-CDOct 5, 8:45 AM EDT
Classes canceled at Medford High School due to sewage backup · WHDHOct 5, 12:06 PM EDT
Students sent home after sewage backup shuts down Medford High School · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)Oct 5, 12:44 PM EDT
Medford High School to reopen Tuesday after large sewage backup forced students, staff to evacuate · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)Oct 5, 4:40 PM EDT
Medford High School to reopen Tuesday after sewage backup forced evacuation · The Boston GlobeOct 5, 6:25 PM EDT
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How We Decided
Oct 5, 1:06 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.