BREAKING: Two construction workers hurt at Arlington elementary school

(Up So far at 11:30 a.m.) Two staff have been harm after a enchancment accident at an Arlington factorary school.

It occurred round 10:30 a.m. at Key Elementary School, Inside The earlier Arlington Conventional School constructing at 855 N. Edison Road. Firefighters and police are on scene.

Preliminary reviews advocate An factor of a wall collapsed and The staff have been struck by falling cinder blocks. Each are being rushed to the hospital with critical accidents.

“It is associated to The enchancment of The mannequin new kitchen,” APS spokesman Frank Bellavia said of the accident. “Two staff have been injured… No college students have been shut to The state of affairs As a Outcome of it’s simply accessible by enchancment staff.”

Office safety officers are being requested to the scene To evaluation the incident.

A portion of N. George Mason Drive in entrance of The varsity Might Even be A minimal of partially blocked by the emergency exercise.

ACPD and @ArlingtonVaFD are on scene of enchancment accident Inside the 800 block of N. Edison St. Two sufferers have been transported to an space hospital with accidents That are thought-about critical however non-life threatning. Anticipate continued public safety exercise Inside The world.

— ArlingtonCountyPD (@ArlingtonVaPD) October 21, 2021

The principal of The varsity despatched The subsequent message to households this morning.

Pricey Escuela Key Staff and Families,

I am writing To inform you A few enchancment accident which occurred Inside The world beneath renovation Inside the kitchen at Escuela Key this morning. No college students have been involved or shut to The state of affairs. The space the place The enchancment Is occurring is Inside the kitchen, which is sealed off and separate from college students Always. Two staff have been injured and have been taken to the hospital for evaluation and remedy. I needed you To maintain in thoughts As a Outcome of of elevated police and hearth division exercise On The varsity this morning.

Thanks,

Marleny Perdomo
Principal