More than 150 fall ill from extreme heat at New Jersey graduations
by Edward Helmore from Environment | The Guardian on (#6Y6QP)
A mass casualty incident' as temperatures soar to upper 90s fahrenheit in the region
More than 150 people fell ill with heat at an outdoor high school graduation ceremony in New Jersey on Monday - and the fire chief of the city of Paterson declared a mass casualty incident" due to the overwhelming number of those who needed emergency treatment.
The incident happened as students from several local schools in the city gathered at Hinchliffe Stadium to hear their names read out as graduates. Paterson's fire department said about 50 people were evaluated, and nine were sent to a local hospital from the stadium.
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