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Equipment leak sickens cafeteria workers, disrupts school

A foul odor, determined to have come from old equipment, sickened two cafeteria workers and closed several classrooms.

March 6, 2015

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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — A foul odor at Leesburg High School sickened two cafeteria workers Friday.

The fire department was called out and they closed off the cafeteria, the building that houses the cafeteria and several classrooms.

Students who would have been in those classrooms were moved to the auditorium.

After investigating, fire crews believe they discovered what caused the smell.

"They determined the source of the odor was a leak coming from old equipment. We're waiting to find out exactly what equipment the leak came from.

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