Montreal public health officials say 124 children suffered symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak last January forced the evacuation of their elementary school. The report published today by the Montreal public health authority reveals 24 of the students continued to show symptoms eight weeks after exposure. Thirty-five students and eight school employees at Ecole des Decouvreurs in the city’s LaSalle neighbourhood were sent to hospital Jan. 14 following a carbon monoxide leak. Many of the students affected by the leak developed symptoms later and didn’t require immediate medical attention. Montreal health officials say they weren’t able to determine whether the school was equipped with a carbon monoxide detector at the time of the leak.

Source: National Post June 18, 2019 20:15 UTC