5 students taken to hospital after antifreeze leak on Central Falls bus

5 students taken to hospital after antifreeze leak on Central Falls bus

Crews checked multiple times to ensure it wasn't carbon monoxide.

Bus coolant leak sends 5 students to hospital in Central Falls

CENTRALL FALLS, R.I. (WLNE) — Learning Community Charter students in Central Falls were evacuated from a school bus after a coolant leaked inside, leaving some feeling sick. The incident happened just after 8 a.m. Friday on Lincoln Avenue. Fire Chief Scott Mello said that of the 25 students on the bus, five were taken to the hospital to be evaluated as a precaution. The rest were checked out on site. Mello said a heating coil on the bus had brok…