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Newington College in Sydney's inner west evacuated after 9kg gas cylinder catches fire
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A gas cylinder has caught fire at Newington College in Stanmore. (9NEWS)
A high school in Sydney's inner west has been evacuated as a precaution after a gas cylinder caught fire.
Students from Stanmore's Newington College were ushered away from buildings and onto a sporting field after the 9kg cylinder ignited at the Stanmore Road school.
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Fire and Rescue NSW crews attended the school and have contained the fire.
No students or staff are believed to have been injured in the incident.
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