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| Pupils hurt in chemical incident | |
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| Five pupils were taken to hospital after being sprayed with a chemical at a secondary school in Gwynedd. | |
| Emergency services were called to Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle school at Penygroes near Caernarfon at around 1038 GMT. | Emergency services were called to Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle school at Penygroes near Caernarfon at around 1038 GMT. |
| A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said a student had sprayed a cleaning substance in class. | A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said a student had sprayed a cleaning substance in class. |
| A hospital spokesman said the five were experiencing breathing problems and he expected another nine to be admitted later. | |
| One pupil has been admitted to a ward, another to a children's ward, two were being assessed and another was allowed home. | |
| Another nine pupils were being assessed by ambulance crews at the school. | |
| The remainder of the children in the class were being sent home as a precaution and the classroom had been ventilated, said a fire service spokesman. | |
| County safety manager Terry Williams said: "The teacher took all the right actions for such an incident by opening all the windows to aid ventilation, ensuring the pupils were taken outside to safety and calling the emergency services." | County safety manager Terry Williams said: "The teacher took all the right actions for such an incident by opening all the windows to aid ventilation, ensuring the pupils were taken outside to safety and calling the emergency services." |
| North Wales Police are trying to identify the chemical which the pupil brought into school from off-site. | North Wales Police are trying to identify the chemical which the pupil brought into school from off-site. |
| An early report said it was thought to be a graffiti stain remover substance. | An early report said it was thought to be a graffiti stain remover substance. |
| Residents living near the school said the air ambulance had hovered overhead during the incident. | Residents living near the school said the air ambulance had hovered overhead during the incident. |
| The pupils and the teacher were taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. | The pupils and the teacher were taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor. |