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Class­es at San Fer­nan­do East Sec­ondary School were dis­rupt­ed on Fri­day as Her­itage Pe­tro­le­um Com­pa­ny Lim­it­ed con­tin­ued clean-up op­er­a­tions fol­low­ing an oil spill on the school com­pound.

Work­ers were seen car­ry­ing out mop-up ac­tiv­i­ties af­ter a leak from a trunk pipeline in the area. The clean-up forced the clo­sure of the school, rais­ing con­cern among par­ents and res­i­dents about the po­ten­tial im­pact on stu­dents and staff.

Speak­ing with Guardian Me­dia, res­i­dent Sta­cy Archibald said she was wor­ried about the prox­im­i­ty of the oil line to the school.