All students poisoned with carbon monoxide released from hospital

All the schoolchildren from a local international school suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning during a field trip to a bread factory located at Rua da Praia do Manduco two days ago have been discharged from the hospital last night after treatment.
According to a statement released yesterday by the Health Bureau, the authorities have already ordered the factory to suspend its entire operation until further notice for safety reasons. Meanwhile, the bureau urged other education institutes to cease baking classes or activities at the factory involved.
On Monday morning, ten students from The School of the Nations, around nine years of age, followed their teachers to the bread factory for a baking session. With the air-conditioning running, all windows and doors inside the workshop were kept closed until the stove was turned on. Later, three students displayed symptoms of nausea and were rushed by ambulance to the Hospital Conde S. Januário for blood tests. The remaining students also went to the hospital with their families, with some of them claiming illness.
Dizziness, nausea and vomiting might arise as symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. It can also induce a coma and even death. As part of standard safety practices, stove users must keep the room ventilated while using related equipment. Staff reporter