At Least 6 Dead, Others Taken to Hospital After Chemical Leak in Georgia: Officials
Officials in Georgia said at least six people died and about a dozen people were hospitalized following a chemical leak at a food processing plant on Thursday.
A liquid nitrogen leak occurred at the Prime Pak Foods facility at 10 a.m. local time in Hall County, officials told WSB-TV. They said an “explosion” may have occurred.
Other reports, including one from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said five people died and 10 people were injured.
The Hall County Emergency Management Department issued a shelter-in-place order for the Lyman Hall Elementary School over the leak.
By AccessWDUN staff
Tamara Etterling, Director of Student Services for the Hall County School District, tells county school board members at a Monday evening meeting that a video has been produced to educate teachers and other school employees about the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo pulled from online coverage of work session)
Georgia teachers and other school employees won t be eligible to get COVID-19 vaccines until next month, but Hall County School District school nurses are encouraging their fellow employees via video to roll up their sleeves when the time rolls around.
School board members got a look at the video featuring some facts and figures about the vaccine presented by Andrea Williamson-English, the Health Services Coordinator for the Hall County School District. In addition, the video features testimony from school nurses who received the vaccine.
As East Hall High School prepares to allow in-person students back on campus next week, Chestatee High School students will move to a blended learning model after an increase in COVID-19 cases on campus.
In addition, Cherokee Bluff Middle and High School will remain on the blended learning model through Wednesday, while CW Davis Middle School in-person students will learn from home through Tuesday. Parents will be notified the day prior to the scheduled return if there are any changes. There was not a significant reduction in quarantine numbers and positives cases in each of these three schools to warrant a return to in-person instruction, said Stan Lewis, Director of Community Relations & Athletics for the Hall County School District.