6 Adults, 1 Student Taken to Hospital After Sewer Gas Leak Near Church Hill Elementary

One student, several adults at Church Hill Elementary taken to hospital after sewer gas leak

Church Hill Elementary will close Friday following a sewer gas leak that hospitalized one student and several adults.

6 adults, 1 student taken to hospital after sewer gas leak near Church Hill Elementary

CHURCH HILL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Students at Church Hill Elementary School (CHES) in Hawkins County were released from instruction on Thursday morning following what the school district's superintendent called a "sewer gas leak" near the school. Hawkins County Director of Schools Matt Hixson told News Channel 11 that a sewer gas leak within the county [...]

Sewer Gas Near Church Hill Elementary Sends Seven to Kingsport Hospitals

Seven people, including teachers and a student, were hospitalized after sewer gas fumes near Church Hill Elementary School in Hawkins County, Tennessee.

NOW: Emergency teams headed to Church Hill Elementary

10:10 a.m. – Hawkins County Schools Director Matt Hixson confirmed with Bristol Broadcasting News that 7 patients were transported from Church Hill Elementary to area hospitals after becoming ill. Here is the complete statement sent to us by Hixson just after 10 am Thursday: – “At drop off time this morning, just prior to school starting, CHES students and staff noticed a gas smell in the outside air. Emergency services and the gas company were …