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5 STUDENTS TO HOSPITAL
14 overcome by chemical fumes at Cowell
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Manteca District Ambulance medics take a girl on the gurney to their waiting ambulance following the sealant exposure in classroom 19 at Joshua Cowell School. - photo by GLENN KAHL/The Bulletin
Thirteen students and a teacher at Joshua Cowell School were overcome by chemical fumes Wednesday afternoon including five that were transported by ambulance to Doctors Hospital of Manteca. They were exposed to a sealant chemical that entered their classroom through a heating ceiling duct at about 2 p.m. The six students transported to Doctors Hospital were treated for respiratory systems issues after inhaling the chemical that caused a degree of light headedness as well as anxiety. A call to the Poison Control Center calmed fears when a medical doctor told a staff member that the children would have to have a more concentrated exposure to the chemical to suffer serious affects.