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Smoky odor at South High caused by overheated belt

8:53 PM EST, December 3, 2012

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An odor of smoke in South Hagerstown High School Monday afternoon was caused by a belt that overheated in an air-handling system, a Hagerstown Fire Department spokesman said.

It took awhile to determine what was causing the smoke odor, said Battalion Chief Russell Grim.

The odor was reported in the building at 3:42 p.m. and firefighters left the school at 5:50 p.m.