LOWTON High School had to be evacuated after a firework was thrown into a classroom.
Firefighters were called last night to the St Helens Road school after smoke from the device set the fire alarm off.
Children and adults using parts of the building for extra curricular activities had to be evacuated. No one was injured and no serious damage was caused.
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