{"id":165148,"date":"2022-10-11T12:47:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=165148"},"modified":"2022-10-11T12:47:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:47:25","slug":"multiple-kids-in-hospital-and-every-ambulance-in-use-after-gas-leak-at-nursery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/multiple-kids-in-hospital-and-every-ambulance-in-use-after-gas-leak-at-nursery\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple kids in hospital and ‘every ambulance in use’ after gas leak at nursery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Several children have been hospitalised after a carbon monoxide leak poisoned them at a daycare in Pennsylvania, US.<\/p>\n

    Early reports claim that every ambulance in Allentown rushed to Happy Smiles Learning Center after the leak was discovered.<\/p>\n

    The alarm was first raised when one child was found unconscious at the daycare and a concerned witness called 911 early on Tuesday morning (October 11).<\/p>\n

    When firefighters and emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene, monitors they were carrying alerted them to the deadly carbon monoxide leak, Captain John Christopher of the fire department said.<\/p>\n

    The entire centre had to be evacuated as a result of the poisonous gas leak and a massive emergency response ensued after multiple people showed symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, which can be fatal.<\/p>\n

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    Multiple kids were removed from the daycare on stretchers and taken in ambulances to four hospitals in the surrounding area – however, several children were left waiting longer to be taken for treatment due to the number of victims affected.<\/p>\n

    A total of 26 people, including children and teaching assistants, have been transferred to the nearby hospitals.<\/p>\n

    All of them are reportedly in stable condition.<\/p>\n

    The incident was reported as a "level 1 mass casualty incident" which means the number of casualties is so high that local emergency responders and hospitals risk being overwhelmed.<\/p>\n

    Nearby fire departments and emergency responders, however, have stepped in to provide mutual aid as a result of the catastrophic leak, Captain Christopher confirmed.<\/p>\n

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