EWA BEACH, Oahu (AP) — Emergency responders have treated eight elementary schoolchildren and two adults who complained of feeling sick from the smell of pesticides in Ewa Beach. ADVERTISING EWA BEACH, Oahu (AP) — Emergency responders have treated eight elementary
EWA BEACH, Oahu (AP) — Emergency responders have treated eight elementary schoolchildren and two adults who complained of feeling sick from the smell of pesticides in Ewa Beach.
Emergency Medical Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright said those treated Monday morning were at Pohakea Elementary and Kaimiloa Elementary.
State Department of Education spokeswoman Donalyn Dela Cruz said an 11-year-old girl was taken to a hospital as a procedural measure because her parents couldn’t immediately be reached. Dela Cruz said the girl and those who were treated at the scene are fine.
Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig said a nearby resident had sprayed a pesticide called malathion.
Seelig said the concentration was likely too strong. Firefighters diluted it with water and put foam on the yard to suppress the vapors.
