Students back in class at North Hall after brief evacuation

HALL COUNTY - A portion of North Hall High School was evacuated this morning while fire and emergency services investigated the cause of an odor of smoke.

According to Hall County School Spokesman Gordon Higgins, authorities with the Hall County Emergency Services reported just before 10 a.m. that the source was a fan motor that had burned out on a roof-mounted HVAC unit.

The HVAC unit has been secured and students have been cleared to return to their classrooms.