Yesterday, Monday 9 May 2017, at least 22 students suffered chemical intoxication at the Pedro Antonio Batista Public School in Boca Chica, east of Santo Domingo, from gas coming from a factory near the school.
The students were taken to a local health center where two of those affected are said to be in a serious condition. They were given IVs and connected to artificial inhalers.
The factory was closed and its owner arrested while the situation is being investigated by Dr. Alcibiades Hernández, deputy regional director of Public Health and the director of the School District, María Suárez.
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Al Momento
10 May 2017
