Colorado Gas Leak Sends 31 Junior Highers to the Hospital

Thirty-one students ended up being sent to the hospital after a gas leak at Ignacio Junior High School, in Colorado.

None of their symptoms were serious, they all suffered from headaches, nausea, and vomiting and were sent to the hospital as a precaution.

Officials say that a backed up collection tank caused the gas.

According to the fire department, there was no risk of an explosion as the fumes weren't flammable, just nauseating.

The collection tank had been installed in 1998, and had not been cleaned since then.

Fumes only affected one science classroom, which the school plans to have reopened later this week, after the collection tank is emptied.