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Chemical emergency affects staff and students at school in Sabana Perdida

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

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  • About 15 teachers, secretaries and custodians, along with roughly 10 students, were affected by exposure to a strong chemical odor at a school in Sabana Perdida.
  • Four students required hospital treatment through Saturday, and school employees continued to report symptoms linked to the exposure.

Around 15 employees at the Prof. Omar de León Arts Education Center, including teachers, secretarial staff and custodians, were affected after a chemical substance spread a strong, chlorine-like odor through the El Cristal sector of Sabana Perdida.

The school also reported that about 10 students suffered effects from the exposure. Four of them had to remain hospitalized and receive medical care until Saturday.

Joan Cabrera, the center’s coordinator for Academic Records and Control, said the staff were affected while helping the children. “Around 15, including teachers, secretaries and custodians, were affected while the children were being assisted,” he told Diario Libre.

School personnel continued to experience some discomfort that they attributed to the exposure.

Around 15, including teachers, secretaries and custodians, were affected while the children were being assisted.

· Joan CabreraThe school coordinator described how employees were affected while helping students after the chemical exposure.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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