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Multiple people may have been possibly exposed to chlorine in Houston, officials said. Twelve people were transported to the hospital Saturday with possible ingestion after they were exposed to a chlorine spill in Houston, Texas, the Houston Fire Department said. Chief Samuel Pena said the incident is under control and the cause appeared to be an over-chlorination of the pool(s). There was no information given as to how serious the injuries could be. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/12-people-taken-to-hospital-with-possible-ingestion-after-houston-chemical-spill-TheFOXposts-27703.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: US News Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Three children have been hospital ized after falling sick when they found and ingested a container of what they thought to be candy. Three children have been hospital ized after falling sick when they found and ingested a container of what they thought to be candy. MORE: Man's attempt to kidnap child from school bus stop thwarted by group of kids: Police The incident occurred on Monday when three 7-year-old students became sick at College Gardens Elementary School in Rockville, Maryland -- approximately 15 miles north of Washington, D.C. -- and went to the nurse complaining of dizziness, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. “The investigation by detectives determined that a group of students found a container of blue items that they believed to be candy,” authorities said. MORE: High school mourns 2 seniors who died in tragic sledding accident The three children went to the school nurse who subsequently called emergency medical services. The children were taken to...

Nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals are poised to go on strike Monday in a dispute over pay and staffing levels NEW YORK -- Nurses at two of New York City's largest hospitals were poised to go on strike Monday in a dispute over pay and staffing levels after a weekend of negotiations that has yet to produce a deal for a new contract. The walkout, set to begin at 6 a.m., would involve as many as 3,500 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and around 3,600 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. The New York State Nurses Association, which represents the workers, said it was being forced into the drastic step because of chronic understaffing that leaves them caring for too many patients. “Nurses don't want to strike. Bosses have pushed us to strike by refusing to seriously consider our proposals to address the desperate crisis of unsafe staffing that harms our patients,” the union said in a statement late Sunday. The hospital s have been getting ready for ...