WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Over 20 students were hospitalized after a gas detector went off at a school in Winter Haven, according to the police department.
In a release, police said that the fire happened at Cypress Junction Montessori School — located at 330 Ave. B SW — after a CO detector went off inside the school on Friday morning.
The department added that the school was immediately evacuated, and everyone was safely outside when fire crews arrived.
“Fire personnel confirmed the source of the leak was outside of the school with a small bit of odor inside,” the release reads. “Students who complained of any sort of distress were immediately evaluated by medical personnel on scene.”
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Meanwhile, the remaining students and staff were escorted to a building next door that wasn’t connected to the school, police explained.
“There has been no gas detected inside of the structure,” the release continues. “The source of what caused the alarms to occur is from the outside connection causing the alarms inside of the school to sound.”
However, 22 students were taken to the hospital: 11 by ambulance and 11 by school bus, the release shows. All are in stable conditions, and parents were notified.
No additional information has been provided.