Student trapped in safe for three hours at Edison High School

A police officer runs down a sidewalk Friday September 4, 2015 at Edison High School where the San Antonio Fire Department was called about noon. San Antonio Independent School District spokesperson Leslie Price said a junior at the school somehow became locked in a safe in the school's ROTC area. Price said firefighters have drilled holes in the combination safe and that the student's parents have been notified. less A police officer runs down a sidewalk Friday September 4, 2015 at Edison High School where the San Antonio Fire Department was called about noon. San Antonio Independent School District spokesperson Leslie ... more Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News Photo: John Davenport, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Student trapped in safe for three hours at Edison High School 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Fire Department crews worked for nearly three hours to free an Edison High School junior who was locked in a safe Friday afternoon.

San Antonio Independent School District spokeswoman Leslie Price said the student, 16, got locked in a combination-lock safe in the ROTC section of the school around 12 p.m.

Price said the safe is at least 40 years old, and was originally used by the schools ROTC program to store guns. In recent years, however, it has remained empty and unlocked.

Exactly how the student got stuck was unknown.

Firefighters drilled holes into the safe to make sure the student has enough oxygen.

Price said the student was freed just before 3 p.m.

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