Several students at a Middletown elementary school felt ill Tuesday afternoon following a rise in carbon monoxide levels.
Firefighters, medics, and a member of the county hazmat team responded to Herbert Hoover Elementary School on Trenton Road around 1:45 p.m. for multiple students who complained of feeling ill.
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The school was evacuated and students who did not feel well were examined by the Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad and Bensalem EMS. Neshaminy School District Superintendent Joseph Jones told LevittownNow.com no students had to be transported to the hospital.
As of 3:30 p.m., authorities had determined that higher-than-normal carbon monoxide levels were caused by a problem in the kitchen, Jones said.
Staff watched over students as they played outside the building as emergency responders responded to the problem.
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Fire police and school staff were directing parents during pickup.
