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Antifreeze leak suspected after students on Maine school bus hospitalized with illness

Antifreeze leak suspected after students on Maine school bus hospitalized with illness

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14 students were hospitalized after they reported feeling ill on a bus in the Fairfield area.

First responders say a call came in around 10:20 p.m. Thursday for a report of students getting sick from a potential antifreeze leak.

The Morning Sentinel reports the students, who were heading home after a track meet, experienced headaches and nausea.

The student’s conditions are not yet known.

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