13 children, one adult taken to hospital after carbon monoxide detected in Laval school

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Six ambulances were dispatched to a Laval elementary school Saturday afternoon, after fire fighters detected traces of carbon monoxide in the building, an Urgences-Santé spokesperson has confirmed. 

No one's life is in danger, Urgences-Santé spokesperson says

CBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2019 4:42 PM ET | Last Updated: November 2

Six ambulances were dispatched to a Laval elementary school Saturday afternoon, after fire fighters detected traces of carbon monoxide in the building, an Urgences-Santé spokesperson has confirmed. 

13 children from L'Aquarelle School were taken to hospital as a precaution after traces of carbon monoxide were found in the school, said Urgences-Santé spokesperson François Labelle. He said none of them had symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. 

An adult was also taken to hospital, suffering from a headache and nausea, Labelle said. 

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According to Labelle, no one's life is in danger. 

With files from Radio-Canada

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