Jackson, NJ – Jackson Township emergency crews were once again dispatched to Jackson Liberty High School in response to a fire alarm.  The alarm went off near the end of first period this morning on a day when students arrived to school after a two hour delayed opening due to an overnight snow accumulation.

Once again, as happened during the January fire incident at the school, students were evacuated into the parking lots until firefighters brought the situation under control.  Once the situation was contained, the students were moved into the gym to escape the cold outside before eventually returning to class.

Once in the gym, students report  the situation went out of control as multiple fights broke out and a snowball fight ensued between the restless teenagers.   A student from the school said  of the situation “It was not a good day at Jackson Liberty High School.”

Witnesses claim the fire was started by a smoke produced by a chemistry experiment.  The smoke condition in the chemistry class initiated the sprinkler systems and the fire alarm.   On January 22nd, a fire in a second floor heating unit caused an evacuation of the school until the smoke could be ventilated from the school.   Today’s incident was the second emergency evacuation from the school in the past twelve days.