Multiple people became sick at a Pennsylvania middle school Thursday in what originally was called a carbon monoxide problem, WFMZ reported.
Fleetwood Middle School was closed Friday after several people became ill during a dress rehearsal by the Fleetwood Community Theater group. Superintendent Greg Miller told the television station.
"One at a time, we had a few of them become ill. Not feel well, light-headedness … because of it escalating from one to the next, the director who was there did call 911 because of the quick escalation," Miller told WFMZ.
Nicholas Readinger, Fleetwood's deputy fire chief, said a sweep of the building showed no signs of carbon monoxide or other gases, the Reading Eagle reported. Readinger did say 12 student actors were taken to area hospitals, the newspaper reported.
Between 30 and 40 people were evacuated from the school after 911 was called, the Eagle reported.
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