Wednesday 10th May 2017 – 1.11pm – Murray MacGregor.
Six pupils and a teacher have been treated by ambulance staff after a small chemical incident at a school.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Four Dwellings High School in Dwellings Lane, Quinton at just after 10.15am this morning (Wednesday).
An ambulance, a paramedic area support officer, the Hazardous Area Response Team and two emergency planning managers were sent to the scene.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The six pupils and a teacher developed breathing difficulties after being exposed to the chemical Bromine. The rest of the class were unaffected.
“The seven were assessed at the scene by ambulance staff. As a precaution, the teenagers were taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the teacher to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham – their condition is not believed serious.
“The chemical was isolated and there is no risk to anyone else.”
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