Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Police evacuate school: Dozens of students complain of respiratory problems
The police also sent a rescue helicopter to the school in Neubrandenburg (symbolic image)
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In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the police had to evacuate a comprehensive school; school children in two classrooms complained of breathing difficulties. So far the cause is unclear.
Because dozens of students in two classrooms at a comprehensive school in Neubrandenburg Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania complained of respiratory problems, the entire building was evacuated on Wednesday. According to police, three children were taken to a hospital, 33 classmates with symptoms received medical care on site, and eleven others were also able to go home without symptoms after a medical examination. Classes for all students will not resume until Thursday.
Already the second case at a school in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
The cause of the respiratory symptoms was unclear. Police were unable to identify any substances or gases that could be responsible. She assumed that previously unknown perpetrators sprayed an unknown substance that caused the students to have respiratory problems. The alarm was triggered in the morning. In addition to numerous ambulances, two civil protection trains and a rescue helicopter were also sent to the school.
A primary school in Neubrandenburg was evacuated last Friday. Children and teachers had complained of breathing problems in the dining room. The cause has not yet been found. The police are checking whether there is a connection between the two incidents and are investigating suspicion of grievous bodily harm.