- Staff and students at Cedar Hill Collegiate High School in Texas began complaining of symptoms around 1.10pm Wednesday
- Methodist Charlton Medical Center said it treated six students and one teacher
- Authorities said that the leak was the result of a Bunsen burner valve accidentally being left open
- Inspectors are evaluating the school as a precaution to verify there is no other open source of natural gas
Students and faculty at a Texas high school required medical attention on Wednesday after a natural gas leak was detected on campus.
Cedar Hill Collegiate High School said at least 25 students and three staff members complained of being ‘overcome’ by the gas at around 1.10pm after a Bunsen burner was discovered open, according to NBC News 5.
Methodist Charlton Medical Center said it treated six students and one teacher at its facility.
Staff and students at Cedar Hill Collegiate High School in Texas began complaining of symptoms around 1.10pm Wednesday
Methodist Charlton Medical Center said it treated six students and one teacher following the incident
Authorities said that the leak was the result of a Bunsen burner valve accidentally being left open on a teacher’s desk.
A Bunsen burner is common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame that is used as a source of heat during science experiments.
Inspectors are evaluating the school as a precaution to verify that there are no other open sources of natural gas, according to NBC 5.
Cedar Hill Collegiate High School opened in 2008 and teaches 406 students in grades nine through 12.
The campus is also home to Cedar Hill Collegiate Academy which educates 207 students enrolled in grades six and seven, NBC 5 reported.
Authorities said that the leak was the result of a Bunsen burner valve accidentally being left open