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HVAC Unit
Chappaqua, NY
Police & Fire
HVAC Malfunction Triggers Fire Response At Grafflin Elementary School In Chappaqua
Fire crews raced to an elementary school in Northern Westchester after an alarm went off. The incident happened just before 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, when firefighters were called to Douglas Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua for a commercial alarm, according to the Millwood Fire Department. An investigation led crews to the roof, where they found a malfunctioning HVAC unit, the department said. The unit was isolated, and both departments returned to service shortly afterward. While units were clearing the scene, Chappaqua firefighters, along with Chappaqua Volunteer Ambu…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Cause Released For 'Strange Smell' That Hospitalized West Newbury School Student
One student was hospitalized and multiple students nauseated because of a strange odor reported at a Pentucket middle school in West Newbury. Seventh-grade students in a third-floor science lab reported a strange odor around 10:00 a.m. at Pentucket Middle School on Monday, May 1, according to the public relations team for fire and school districts. Thirty-nine students were evaluated at the scene, six of whom complained of symptoms including nausea. One student felt unwell and was transported to a local hospital. The report triggered evacuations for both the Pentucket middle and high sc…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens NJ Dunkin Donuts Worker
A Dunkin Donuts worker in New Jersey was sickened by carbon monoxide fumes, authorities said. A carbon monoxide alarm triggered a police and fire response at the Mountain Avenue store in Hackettstown around 5:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, according to Hackettstown police. A 21-year-old worker from Manfield Township complained of a headache and nausea, but refused medical treatment, police said. A faulty HVAC unit was the source of the fumes, the fire department found. The unit was shut down and the building was ventilated. The location was closed for about an hour but has si…
