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VERNAL, Utah (AP) - A mercury spill in a parking lot Thursday forced the evacuation of a middle school.
High readings were found late Thursday in a few places inside Vernal Middle School, and the school will remain closed Friday while cleanup crews remove the contamination, spokesman Randy Upton said. He said it might be necessary to tear out some carpet.
The source of the mercury was unknown. The toxic element is not used in science classes at Vernal Middle School, Upton said.
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