Six pupils and a teacher have been rushed to hospital after a suspected chemical leak during a science class.
The class began struggling to breathe after the gas fumes were released from a bottle containing bromine at the secondary school academy.
Emergency service were sent to the Four Dwellings Academy, in Quinton, West Midlands, where 23 students were present in the class.
The container was resealed straight away but emergency services used breathing apparatus to enter the school.
The pupils were taken to the Queen Elizabeth hospital, in Birmingham, as a precaution but it is believed no one suffered any serious injuries.
The school said in a statement: ‘At 9.45 am today a year 10 student inadvertently and mistakenly opened a bottle of bromine water during a science lesson, a substance which can cause breathing difficulties and irritation if it comes into contact with skin.
The laboratory was immediately evacuated and emergency services were called to the site.
‘We can confirm that six students were driven by minibus to Birmingham Children’s Hospital as a precaution for medical checks.
‘They were displaying no symptoms of any illness at the time and have now been discharged from the hospital all fit and well.’
Source: Four Dwellings Academy chemical leak sees 7 hospitalised | Daily Mail Online
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