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UPDATED: Chemical Spill Causes Evacuation at Absegami High School

Faculty and students have returned to the building.

Students and faculty at Absegami High School are returning to the building following an early morning evacuation due to a chemical spill, according to The Press of Atlantic City.

The spill of an unidentified material took place on the second floor of the school around 9 a.m.

Students and faculty were allowed to return to the building just before noon.

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Up to six people were taken to the hospital with symptoms.


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