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Ripon school: investigation under way after 27 students taken ill Ripon school: up to 40 students suddenly taken ill with nausea
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About 27 students have been taken ill at a school in Yorkshire, with some of them collapsing and two taken to hospital, according to police. Up to 40 students have been suddenly and mysteriously taken ill at a school in Yorkshire, with some collapsing and two taken to hospital, according to police and ambulance crews.
The North Yorkshire fire service said it was also at the scene, and that specialist hazardous materials officers were in attendance. The North Yorkshire fire service said it was also at the scene, and that specialist hazardous materials officers were in attendance. One parent said the incident happened during a Armistice Day service.
The as-yet-unexplained incident took place between 11am and 11.30am at Outwood academy school in Ripon, North Yorkshire, police said in a brief statement. Yorkshire ambulance service said it received a call at about 11.30am on Wednesday to report that a number of students had “fallen ill suddenly with nausea and feeling faint”.
The force said: “Approximately 27 students have been affected who have displayed signs of sickness and feeling faint. Some have been attended to by paramedics at the scene and others have been taken to hospital. It said in a statement: “We dispatched a number of resources to the scene including a doctor, three ambulance crews, two rapid response vehicles, a number of clinical supervisors and our hazardous area response team.
“At this stage it is not known what has caused the students to fall ill and officers are working with the fire service to establish what has caused the incident.” “Up to 40 students are currently being treated on scene, but we have not conveyed any patients to hospital at this stage.”
North Yorkshire police said two pupils had needed treatment at a hospital or other medical facility, with the others treated at the scene.
The as-yet unexplained incident took place between 11am and 11.30am at Outwood academy school in Ripon, North Yorkshire, police said in a brief statement.
The force said: “At this stage it is not known what has caused the students to fall ill and officers are working with the fire service to establish what has caused the incident.”
The father of a child at the school told the Press Association that two pupils collapsed during a ceremony to mark Armistice Day. The man, who asked not to be named, said: “I rang the school to check my daughter was OK. I was told a couple of children had collapsed during a remembrance service. As it finished another couple went down. That’s when the fire brigade were called.”
While the school was sealed off earlier, pupils were later allowed to go home. Many parents waited to hug them as they left. Five ambulances and four fire engines could still be seen outside the school.
#Ripon: we are aware of two pupils who have attended hospital or a local medical facility. The rest treated at the scene by ambulance staff.#Ripon: we are aware of two pupils who have attended hospital or a local medical facility. The rest treated at the scene by ambulance staff.
Officers were called at about 12.30pm, the police statement said.Officers were called at about 12.30pm, the police statement said.
The North Yorkshire fire service said it was called to the school at 12:21pm to reports of a number of pupils feeling unwell. The North Yorkshire fire service said it was called to the school at 12.21pm to reports of a number of pupils feeling unwell.
It said in a statement: “Crews from Ripon and Boroughbridge are at the scene alongside hazardous materials specialist officers. A specialist detection, identification and monitoring team from West Yorkshire fire and rescue service is also at the incident.It said in a statement: “Crews from Ripon and Boroughbridge are at the scene alongside hazardous materials specialist officers. A specialist detection, identification and monitoring team from West Yorkshire fire and rescue service is also at the incident.
“A number of students have been affected who have displayed signs of sickness and feeling faint. Some have been attended to by paramedics at the scene and others have been taken to hospital. We are working with colleagues from North Yorkshire police and Yorkshire ambulance service at this time to determine what has caused this occurrence.”“A number of students have been affected who have displayed signs of sickness and feeling faint. Some have been attended to by paramedics at the scene and others have been taken to hospital. We are working with colleagues from North Yorkshire police and Yorkshire ambulance service at this time to determine what has caused this occurrence.”
• A news alert sent for this story stated that 27 students had been taken to hospital. Later information from police clarified that two were hospitalised and others treated at the scene. • A news alert sent for this story stated that 27 students had been taken to hospital. Later information from police clarified that two were taken to hospital and others treated at the scene.