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Pupils hurt in chemical incident Pupils treated after spray alert
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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 paint cleaner in class. Council health and safety experts are investigating.
A hospital spokesman said two pupils aged 15 and 16 were admitted with breathing problems. A total of 14 people were affected. A girl of 15 and a 16-year-old boy are being treated for breathing problems. Others were given check-ups.
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. A total of 14 people were assessed at the scene or in hospital.
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. The chemical involved was later identified as universal paint cleaner which is known to cause irritation if inhaled.
Aid ventilation It had been brought in from outside the school site.
It is understood the male teacher has also been sent home. A Gwynedd council spokesman said there was no longer a danger to pupils and the school would open on Wednesday.
The spokesman added that they were not expecting any more pupils from the school to be taken to hospital. The spokesman.added: "The council's health and safety officers have visited the school, and are working with the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service to investigate the matter."
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. 'Breathing problems'
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." A hospital spokesman at Ysbyty Gwynedd at Bangor said two teenagers were admitted to a children's ward with breathing difficulties, while three more were allowed home.
North Wales Police are trying to identify the chemical which the pupil brought into school from off-site. It is understood the male teacher was also sent home.
An early report said it was thought to be a graffiti stain remover substance. The fire service's 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."
Emergency procedureEmergency procedure
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.
Ysbyty Gwynedd press officer Trystan Pritchard said the hospital's full emergency procedure had not been put into action because the number of casualties was relatively low. Ysbyty Gwynedd spokesman Trystan Pritchard said the hospital's full emergency procedure had not been put into action because the number of casualties was relatively low.
"The hospital is told about an incident by the ambulance service and there is then an assessment of the situation and the likely number of casualties," he said."The hospital is told about an incident by the ambulance service and there is then an assessment of the situation and the likely number of casualties," he said.
"In this instance it was estimated that up to 14 pupils could be on the way and beds were prepared for them just in case."In this instance it was estimated that up to 14 pupils could be on the way and beds were prepared for them just in case.
"Some parents arrived at the hospital after being called by the school and others rang the hospital direct after hearing about the incident," he added."Some parents arrived at the hospital after being called by the school and others rang the hospital direct after hearing about the incident," he added.