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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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Parents have been notified and a neighbouring daycare is providing a place for children not going to hospital to go to stay warm.<\/p>\n
Gas company UGI is also on the scene and is investigating the situation.<\/p>\n
Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odourless gas that can cause death when inhaled.<\/p>\n
The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the NHS, include headache, dizziness, feeling or being sick, feeling weak, confusion, chest and muscle pain and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n
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