Crime & Safety
Hazmat Incident At PA Daycare Prompts Evacuation: Reports
Reports said several children and adults were taken to the hospital following the incident at Kids Corner in North Whitehall Township.
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA — Multiple people, including several children, were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a hazmat incident prompted an evacuation at a Lehigh Valley daycare, according to multiple reports citing police.
Authorities were called to Kids Corner in North Whitehall Township around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday for a hazmat situation, according to a 6ABC report.
Pennsylvania State Police told WFMZ that authorities were called to the daycare after employees said they weren't feeling well.
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The building was evacuated while teams tested the air inside, reports said.
According to WFMZ, five adults and eight children were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure.
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No additional information was immediately available. Patch has reached out to Pennsylvania State Police.
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