US Edition22 students at Florida school taken to hospital after carbon monoxide scare
- On Friday, Cypress Junction Montessori's middle school in Winter Haven was evacuated after carbon monoxide detectors sounded, with 11 students taken by ambulance and 11 by school bus to Winter Haven Hospital.
- Fire crews found the leak's origin outside the school, and officials said there was no gas leak inside despite alarms triggered by a faint odor drifting in, Polk County Fire Rescue confirmed.
- Staff evacuated students to an adjacent building while paramedics triaged children on site and ventilators were used as Winter Haven and Polk County fire crews completed inspections.
- Officials said there were no serious injuries, all parents of affected students have been notified, and students are expected to return on Monday with school staff promising updates.
- Crews remained on site to monitor conditions, continuing evaluation out of an abundance of caution while officials arranged third-party checks and noted carbon monoxide hazards as colorless and toxic.
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Carbon Monoxide Leak Sends 23 Elementary School Students to the Hospital in Florida
Officials in Winter Haven determined the source of the carbon monoxide leak was outside of the school buildingGetty An ambulance (stock image)NEED TO KNOWA Florida elementary school was evacuated after a gas leak was reported, and 23 students were taken to a hospitalFire and police officials responded to the leak at Cypress Junction Montessori School in Winter Haven on Jan. 23City officials determined it was a carbon monoxide leak with the sourc…
A carbon monoxide alarm caused panic and a major emergency mobilisation in a public school in Florida, U.S.A., this Saturday. At least 22 students of the Cypress Junction Montessori, in Winter Haven, were taken to hospitals with caution after the detectors shot, leading to total evacuation of the unit.
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