BRAINTREE, Mass. — Officials say more than two dozen students at a Massachusetts high school were taken to hospitals due to possible exposure to chemicals from a cleaning solution.
26 students and a staff member taken to the hospital after strong smell at East Middle School in Braintree @boston25 pic.twitter.com/whrehQEE6p
— Kathryn Burcham (@kathrynburcham) October 30, 2017
East Middle School Principal John Sheehan told parents a solution used to clean ovens wasn't fully drained before the oven was turned on Monday morning.
Sheehan says the fire department was called to the Braintree school because of the smell. Several students complained of eye irritation.
Correction: 25 students and 1 staff member were transported. School officials say odor was coming from stove in the cafeteria @boston25
— Kathryn Burcham (@kathrynburcham) October 30, 2017
Officials say 25 students and a worker were taken to hospitals out of an abundance of caution. They are OK and are being released.
Sheehan says health and fire officials have deemed the building safe.
Associated Press
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