Part of school evacuated after reports of smoking wires

— Sections of Henderson Middle School were evacuated Tuesday morning after reports of wires smoking at the facility.

A spokesman with the Little Rock Fire Department said crews responded to the report around 10 a.m. to reports of smoke coming from the back of the school. When crews responded, they found a small amount of smoke coming from the affected area.

Classrooms and other areas close to the scene were evacuated for safety reasons, but as of now no fire has been reported.

We'll have more on this story as it develops.

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