3 fall ill in Palm Harbor high school chemistry class
PALM HARBOR — Two students fainted and another felt ill in a chemistry class at Palm Harbor University High School, but sheriff’s deputies say it doesn’t appear to be related to chemicals used in the class.
About 7:45 a.m., two male students fainted, and a female student said she felt sick. The school resource officer cleared the lab and called Palm Harbor Fire Rescue. Paramedics attended to the students and checked the air quality, which was normal. No one was taken to the hospital, and no hazardous materials team was needed.
The school resource officer said the students were burning an alcohol fuel for the class, but the air quality wasn’t affected.
Stephanie Garry, Times Staff Writer
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