Seven college students had been transported to the hospital after a hazardous supplies incident at an area highschool on Monday.
The Taunton Fireplace Division responded to Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical Faculty for a hazardous supplies incident in a standalone outer constructing — which homes the biotechnology, dental, and group well being packages.
College students reported a robust odor within the classroom, and the instructor eliminated the scholars from the classroom and referred to as 911.
Taunton Fireplace declared a Tier 1 hazardous supplies incident — the bottom degree — for hazardous and threat evaluation. There was no lively chemical spill or leak.
A Massachusetts Division of Fireplace Companies’ Hazardous Supplies Emergency Response Division crew responded to help.
The 16 college students and employees member had been moved to a different constructing, the place first responders evaluated them for minor signs — together with dizziness and lightheadedness.
Seven college students had been then transported to Morton Hospital in Taunton for analysis of minor signs. The remaining college students had been launched to their mother and father or guardians.
In the course of the investigation, firefighters didn’t detect any uncommon readings within the constructing, and the Taunton Board of Health permitted the constructing’s reopening.
Courses will resume as regular on Tuesday.
The trigger stays beneath investigation by the Taunton Fireplace Division and the Massachusetts Division of Fireplace Companies’ Hazardous Supplies Emergency Response Division.
“We are extremely thankful that no one was seriously injured as a result of this incident,” Superintendent-Director Alexandre Magalhaes stated in a press release.
“I would like to commend the teacher who quickly removed the students from the classroom to safety,” the superintendent-director added. “We are grateful to the Taunton Fire Department for their prompt response.”
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