Officials in a North Carolina school district are recalling approximately 20,000 Chromebooks after one of the laptops overheated and began smoldering inside a third grade classroom.
A student at Lewisville Elementary School was using a laptop Wednesday morning when it began to smolder. The student yelled “fire,” and the teacher immediately evacuated the classroom.
A staff member used a fire extinguisher and suppressant on the laptop before firefighters arrived.
Another staff member pulled the fire alarm, and the rest of the school was evacuated.
Principal Angie Choplin says she is relieved no one was hurt.
"Right now, our mindset is, 'Whew, take a breath’ and that our children are safe. That is always our top priority is our children, and once we knew that every child in this building was safe and every teacher… It is scary,” she said.