18 Sickened At John Carroll School, Emergency Responders On Site

BEL AIR, MD — Emergency responders were at The John Carroll School Monday morning for a report of people "feeling sick."

First responders arrived at the Bel Air private Catholic high school around 11:45 a.m. Monday, according to X. Additional help from neighboring departments was called in, according to the Harford County Fire and Rescue Services.

Emergency personnel began evacuating and treating those who were ill at a triage site that had been set up on the scene. Thirteen individuals were taken to the hospital via ambulance while several others drove themselves to the hospital for treatment for a total of 18 patients, according to the fire department and school. All cases were considered to not be life-threatening, according to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.

Firefighters combed through the entire school building to check air quality levels using specialized metering devices.

"At no point did personnel detect or locate anything that could be attributed as a cause," according to the fire department.

Late Monday afternoon, the school posted information on its Facebook page about the incident and said that school officials were told everyone could re-enter the building around 1 p.m.

"This morning, two students required medical attention during a school-wide Mass, and subsequently, a few other students began to feel ill. The school immediately made the decision to end Mass early, and as additional students reported not feeling well, to dismiss students early out of an abundance of caution," the school stated.