A carbon monoxide leak at an Illinois school sent about 90 middle school students to hospitals Monday after they became ill due to the leak, officials said.
The carbon monoxide leak happened at North Mac Intermediate School in Girard, Illinois, about 25 miles south of Springfield.
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The students were conscious and talking as they were taken away in ambulances, North Mac school superintendent Marica Cullen said, The Associated Press reported.
Students not taken to local hospitals were taken to nearby churches where they were being monitored for signs of illness, authorities said.
Cullen said several students complained about feeling nauseated. Parents were notified and the school building has been closed, officials said.
A school board member said repairs have been made to fix the source of the carbon monoxide leak: a flue that came loose on a gas-powered water heater.
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