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| Pupils hurt in chemical incident | Pupils hurt in chemical incident |
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| Five pupils and a teacher were taken to hospital after a chemical was sprayed at a secondary school in Gwynedd. | Five pupils and a teacher were taken to hospital after a chemical was sprayed at a secondary school in Gwynedd. |
| Emergency services were called to Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle school at Penygroes near Caernarfon at around 1038 GMT. | Emergency services were called to Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle school at Penygroes near Caernarfon at around 1038 GMT. |
| A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said a student had sprayed a cleaning substance in class. | A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said a student had sprayed a cleaning substance in class. |
| A hospital spokesman said two pupils aged 15 and 16 were admitted with breathing problems. A total of 14 people were affected. | |
| There were 24 year 11 pupils in the classroom at the time of the incident. | There were 24 year 11 pupils in the classroom at the time of the incident. |
| Two teenagers were admitted to a children's ward at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor with breathing difficulties, three more were allowed home after assessment, a hospital spokesman confirmed. | Two teenagers were admitted to a children's ward at Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor with breathing difficulties, three more were allowed home after assessment, a hospital spokesman confirmed. |
| It is understood the male teacher has also been sent home. | It is understood the male teacher has also been sent home. |
| The spokesman added that they were not expecting any more pupils from the school to be taken to hospital. | The spokesman added that they were not expecting any more pupils from the school to be taken to hospital. |
| The remainder of the children in the class were being sent home as a precaution and the classroom had been ventilated, said a fire service spokesman. | The remainder of the children in the class were being sent home as a precaution and the classroom had been ventilated, said a fire service spokesman. |
| County safety manager Terry Williams said: "The teacher took all the right actions for such an incident by opening all the windows to aid ventilation, ensuring the pupils were taken outside to safety and calling the emergency services." | County safety manager Terry Williams said: "The teacher took all the right actions for such an incident by opening all the windows to aid ventilation, ensuring the pupils were taken outside to safety and calling the emergency services." |
| North Wales Police are trying to identify the chemical which the pupil brought into school from off-site. | North Wales Police are trying to identify the chemical which the pupil brought into school from off-site. |
| An early report said it was thought to be a graffiti stain remover substance. | An early report said it was thought to be a graffiti stain remover substance. |
| Residents living near the school said the air ambulance had hovered overhead during the incident. | Residents living near the school said the air ambulance had hovered overhead during the incident. |