Seven students at a Massachusetts high school were taken to a hospital for treatment after a "pungent odor" in a chemistry class left them lightheaded and nauseated.
The Taunton Daily Gazette reports that emergency personnel responded to Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School in Taunton at about 1:45 p.m. Monday after a report of a potential hazmat exposure.
Sixteen students and two instructors were in the chemistry lab at the time the smell was reported, and students began to experience symptoms. The teacher called 911 after removing the students from the room.
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School Superintendent Alexandre Magalhaes and Taunton Fire Chief Steven Lavigne said
None of the staff members were transported to the hospital.
The rest of the Biotech Building, which includes the biotechnology, dental and community health programs, was evacuated.
The school has an enrollment of 1,335 students from Berkley, Bridgewater, Dighton, Freetown, Middleboro, Raynham, Rehoboth and Taunton.
