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Laval school evacuated after carbon monoxide leak

Urgences Santé spokesperson François Labelle said six ambulances were dispatched to L'Aquarelle elementary school in Sainte-Rose, Laval, on Saturday. Mario Beauregard / The Canadian Press

A carbon monoxide leak at a Laval elementary school sent 14 people — 13 children and one adult — to hospital on Saturday.

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Urgences Santé spokesperson François Labelle said none of their lives are in danger.

According to Labelle, six ambulances were dispatched to L’Aquarelle school in Sainte-Rose, Laval, at 2 p.m. after Laval firefighters detected carbon monoxide in the school.

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Laval firefighters were called to the scene to test for carbon monoxide after the adult began feeling symptoms such as sudden nausea, dizziness and a headache.

According to Urgences Santé, none of the 13 children experienced any symptoms but all 14 people inside the school were sent to hospital for precaution.

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