Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews investigated reports of smoke on the second floor of Albert Einstein High School in Kensington on Friday morning, according to social media posts from MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer.
At about 7:35, MCFRS crews responded to the school at 11135 Newport Mill Road, according to radio transmissions. Piringer said firefighters were investigating a “haze of smoke” likely coming from the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.
MCFRS spokesperson David Pazos said on social media at roughly 8:40 a.m., that crews narrowed the cause of the smoke to a malfunctioning HVAC system. One female staff member was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Students and staff were expected to reenter the school before 9 a.m., Pazos said.
