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03-18-2005, 07:07 PM
A vial containing an unknown yellow liquid created a scare at Parkside Elementary School Thursday. No one was injured when the vial broke, discharging its contents, but several children were transported to a local hospital as a precaution, officials said.
The incident began about 10:21 a.m. inside the elementary school at 3100 Edgmont Ave., when a fourth-grade student found the vial along a creek bed and brought it with him to school, according to county officials. At some point, the vial broke and the yellow liquid inside spilled out.
The teacher immediately reported the incident and the class was moved to a safe area, wrote Principal Herb Hayes in a letter sent home to parents Thursday.
Shortly after the liquid spilled, a student in the class said he felt ill. Several other students began complaining they also felt sick.
Because the substance was not identified and because the students claimed they were ill, school officials notified emergency responders.
Approximately six students were transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center as a precaution, officials said.
The substance from the vial, which was not identified as of Thursday afternoon, was determined to be non-toxic, school officials said. As a precaution, the Depart-ment of Environmental Protection was called in and will make a final determination as to the identity of the liquid.
"Our staff and administration followed all emergency procedures as required," said Hayes in his letter. "At all times our students were safe and calm."
The incident began about 10:21 a.m. inside the elementary school at 3100 Edgmont Ave., when a fourth-grade student found the vial along a creek bed and brought it with him to school, according to county officials. At some point, the vial broke and the yellow liquid inside spilled out.
The teacher immediately reported the incident and the class was moved to a safe area, wrote Principal Herb Hayes in a letter sent home to parents Thursday.
Shortly after the liquid spilled, a student in the class said he felt ill. Several other students began complaining they also felt sick.
Because the substance was not identified and because the students claimed they were ill, school officials notified emergency responders.
Approximately six students were transported to Crozer-Chester Medical Center as a precaution, officials said.
The substance from the vial, which was not identified as of Thursday afternoon, was determined to be non-toxic, school officials said. As a precaution, the Depart-ment of Environmental Protection was called in and will make a final determination as to the identity of the liquid.
"Our staff and administration followed all emergency procedures as required," said Hayes in his letter. "At all times our students were safe and calm."