48 victims, including 7 in absolute emergency and 38 in relative emergency after carbon monoxide poisoning in a school, no vital prognosis involved

The 76 children and five adults from the establishment were evacuated to a municipal room made available by the town hall.

Seven children were in absolute emergency on Friday December 8 after carbon monoxide poisoning in the Saint-Guillaume primary school in Saint-Alban, near Lamballe, in Côtes-d’Armor, indicates France Bleu Armorique. However, no vital prognosis is given.

In total, 48 people were poisoned. Seven are therefore in absolute emergency, 38 are in relative emergency and three have been slightly affected, according to the latest report from the prefecture.

“A fire started at the school’s oil boiler, followed by carbon monoxide poisoning. The director noted that some children had headaches and contacted the firefighters who were able to quickly extinguish the fire in the boiler room.explains on franceinfo David Cochu, sub-prefect of Saint-Brieuc.

The NoVi plan was activated to coordinate relief efforts

The 76 children and five adults from the establishment were evacuated to a municipal room made available by the town hall. The prefecture indicates that 23 people were evacuated by helicopter or by road to the hospitals of Brest and Saint-Brieuc to be placed in a hyperbaric chamber also called a decompression chamber, often used to treat oxycarbon poisoning such as carbon monoxide. .

“All the children are conscious, but require treatment with oxygen, their lives are not in danger”

David Cochu, sub-prefect of Saint-Brieuc

at franceinfo

At 4:30 p.m., the on-site emergency response was lifted. Classes are scheduled to resume on Monday, December 11 at the usual time.

The people hospitalized all returned home Saturday morning, said the mayor of the town.