Mysterious Odor Sickens Kids At Corona Elementary School: FDNY

CORONA, QUEENS — Six kids fell ill after a mysterious odor wafted through a Queens elementary school Friday morning.

An odor seeping out of a ventilation system sickened six children and prompted an evacuation at P.S. 143 Louis Armstrong in Corona just before 10 a.m. Friday, officials said. The odor came from an HVAC system on the school's roof, according to the FDNY.

Four kids went to a local hospital for monitoring but none have life-threatening injuries, spokespeople from the NYC Department of Education and FDNY said. Students have since returned to class, according to a spokesman for City Council Member Francisco Moya, who represents Corona.

"P.S. 143 evacuated this morning due to a strong odor in the building, and FDNY and EMS immediately responded," a spokeswoman for the Department of Education said. "The building has been cleared for re-entry and we will continue to closely monitor the school."

The HVAC system was shut down and will remain off while students are at the school, Moya's spokesman added.

#FDNY confirms incident 34-74 113 St #Queens is under control and students are reentering building. Source of odor was coming from HVAC system on the roof. 6 total non-life-threatening injuries to civilians reported - 2 refused medical attention, 4 transported to local hospital
— FDNY (@FDNY) April 5, 2019

#BREAKING: I am aware of and monitoring the incident at @NYCSchools PS 143 in #Corona, where students were evacuated due to an unknown odor this morning. Per the NYPD, six students were affected. EMS treated five of them at the scene and one was taken to a private doctor.
— Francisco Moya (@FranciscoMoyaNY) April 5, 2019