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Area High School Evacuated After Chemical Smell Sickens Students, Staffers, Police Say Area High School Evacuated After Chemical Smell Sickens Students, Staffers, Police Say
Area High School Evacuated After Chemical Smell Sickens Students, Staffers, Police Say This story has been updated. A high school in the area has been evacuated after multiple students and staff reported feeling ill. The incident took place in Rockland County around 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, at Ramapo High School at 400 Viola Road, said the Ramapo Police. Three people were exposed to an unknown type of chemical agent, the department said.  Information was not available if those people were transported to the hospital. About 20 patients were treated on the scene by the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps.  Brewer Fire Company and the Monsey Fire Department …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Chemical Smell Sickens Workers In Area Chemical Smell Sickens Workers In Area
Chemical Smell Sickens Workers In Area Workers at a Monsey business were treated for dizziness and other ailments after being exposed to a chemical smell that turned out not to be a hazardous material. Spring Valley police responded to the area of 6 Melnick Drive, in Monsey, around 12:40 p.m., on Wednesday, June 19, for a possible hazardous materials situation, said Spring Valley Officer Matthew Galli. A preliminary investigation found that workers in the building were experiencing itchy throats, and dizziness from an unknown liquid coming from the suite above theirs, Galli said. The building was evacuated and th…

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by Kathy Reakes