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Bleach fumes sicken Iroquois Point schoolchildren

Ten students at Iroquois Point Elementary School reported feeling ill Tuesday from noxious fumes that turned out to be bleach. 

Emergency Medical Services personnel said that at about 11:34 a.m., 10 students between the ages of 9-and-11 years old were reported ill from and unknown substance that was later determined to be a “Clorox-type” bleach that had been used in a classroom. 

The students were checked by paramedics and there was no serious exposure to any hazardous substance. 

None of the student were transported or received medical treatment.

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