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BreakingNews.ie
23-07-2025
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
Eight children taken to hospital after seizure-like symptoms at church concert
Eight children at a church near Harvard University in Massachusetts where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospital, officials in the US said. The symptoms were not life-threatening, the Cambridge Fire Department said. Advertisement About 70 other people in attendance at the concert Tuesday evening at St Paul's Parish in Harvard Square were not affected. The children, described as preteens and early teens, were doing fine on Wednesday and were all released from local hospitals, according to the department. The Cambridge Fire Department's hazardous materials team determined fumes in the building could have come from cleaning supplies used shortly before the first complaint, the department's release said. Crews first received a call about a child suffering from a seizure. Advertisement When firefighters arrived, the child was sitting outside of the church but was not actively having a seizure, fire chief Thomas Cahill said. 'That quickly escalated into seven other people having seizure-like symptoms,' Mr Cahill told WCVB-TV. The department's hazmat team 'completed a thorough survey of the St Paul buildings utilising several air sampling meters to ensure that no hazardous conditions were present,' the department said. 'Results were negative, and the buildings were ventilated.' Advertisement St Paul's Facebook Page said a French youth choir, the Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France, was offering a free concert at the church on Tuesday night as part of its 2025 US tour.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
8 Children Rushed to Hospital with 'Seizure-Like Symptoms' During Choir Concert in Harvard Square Church
Eight children were hospitalized after having apparent seizures during a concert in Cambridge, Mass., on July 22. The children, who were between ages 11 and 13, were part of Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France, a French choir group that was visiting St. Paul's Parish in Harvard Square to perform a free concert, reported. PEOPLE has reached out to St. Paul's Parish for further information. First responders rushed to the church around 7 p.m. after receiving reports of a child having a seizure, Cambridge Fire Chief Thomas Cahill told WCVB. When they arrived, 'we did have one student within a choir group who was sitting on the front steps who wasn't actively seizing. That quickly escalated into seven other people having seizure-like symptoms." The children said they felt sick after smelling an odor and reported having trouble breathing before the seizures, per The Boston Globe. Some adults also reported smelling an odor, but crews said they didn't notice anything when they arrived on the scene, reported. Cahill told WCVB that a hazmat and rescue team inspected the building and didn't find a source of the reported odor. The Cambridge Fire Department shared on Facebook, 'The Fire Dept hazmat team completed a thorough survey of the St. Paul buildings utilizing several air sampling meters to ensure that no hazardous conditions were present. Results were negative and the buildings were ventilated.' They also shared it wasn't a carbon dioxide leak: 'No CO was detected via several fire company air sampling meters.' The approximately 70 other people were in attendance did not report any adverse effects. The affected 'pre-teen & early teen youths were transported for non-life-threatening injury evaluation,' the Cambridge Fire Department said in a post on X. Per CBS News, the children are expected to recover. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Read the original article on People
Fox News
23-07-2025
- Health
- Fox News
8 children hospitalized in Massachusetts after suffering 'seizure-like symptoms' at church, officials say
Eight children were hospitalized in Massachusetts after suddenly falling ill with "seizure-like symptoms" at a church outside Boston, officials said. The incident unfolded last night at St. Paul's Parish in Cambridge as it was hosting a concert by a traveling French youth choir. Cambridge Fire Department Chief Thomas Cahill told WCVB that first responders initially received a call about a child suffering from a seizure while participating in the show, but when they arrived, the child appeared normal while sitting on the church's front steps. "That quickly escalated into seven other people having seizure-like symptoms," Cahill added. "They were all transported to hospitals around the Cambridge area." The Cambridge Fire Department described the hospitalizations of "eight pre-teen and early teen youths" as non-life-threatening and said approximately 70 other people attending the concert were not affected. "The Fire Dept hazmat team completed a thorough survey of the St. Paul buildings utilizing several air sampling meters to ensure that no hazardous conditions were present. Results were negative and the buildings were ventilated," it wrote on Facebook. "All occupants and concert attendees left the scene with designated chaperones," the fire department added. The cause of the illnesses is unclear. Several students and adults reported smelling odors inside the church, according to WCVB. "This was somewhat unusual," Cahill told the station. "It was a routine medical call that quickly escalated into transporting eight children to the hospital. Not common." On its Facebook page, St. Paul's Parish said the "renowned" Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France choir was offering a free concert as part of a 2025 U.S. tour. "Founded in 1970, the youth choir has travelled extensively and performed with some of the world's top conductors and soloists. The concert will feature and exciting mix of sacred and secular repertoire, as well as popular French songs," it said.
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Eight children taken to hospital after seizure-like symptoms at church concert
Eight children at a church near Harvard University in Massachusetts where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospital, officials in the US said. The symptoms were not life-threatening, the Cambridge Fire Department said. About 70 other people who attended the concert at St Paul's Parish in Harvard Square were not affected. Crews first received a call about a child suffering from a seizure. When firefighters arrived, the child was sitting outside the church but was not actively having a seizure, fire chief Thomas Cahill said. 'That quickly escalated into seven other people having seizure-like symptoms,' Mr Cahill told WCVB-TV. The department's hazmat team 'completed a thorough survey of the St Paul buildings utilising several air sampling meters to ensure that no hazardous conditions were present', a statement said. 'Results were negative and the buildings were ventilated.' St Paul's Facebook Page said a French youth choir was offering a free concert at the church on Tuesday night as part of its US tour.
The Independent
23-07-2025
- Health
- The Independent
8 children taken to hospitals after seizure-like symptoms at Harvard Square church concert
Eight children at a church near Harvard University where a French youth choir was holding a concert suffered seizure-like symptoms and were taken to hospitals, officials said. The symptoms were not life-threatening, the Cambridge Fire Department said in a news release. About 70 other people in attendance at the concert Tuesday evening at St. Paul 's Parish in Harvard Square were not affected. Crews first received a call about a child suffering from a seizure. When firefighters arrived, the child was sitting outside of the church but was not actively having a seizure, Fire Chief Thomas Cahill said. 'That quickly escalated into seven other people having seizure-like symptoms,' Cahill told WCVB-TV. The department's hazmat team 'completed a thorough survey of the St. Paul buildings utilizing several air sampling meters to ensure that no hazardous conditions were present,' the news release said. 'Results were negative and the buildings were ventilated.' St. Paul's Facebook Page said a French youth choir, the Chœur d'Enfants d'Île-de-France, was offering a free concert at the church on Tuesday night as part of its 2025 U.S. tour. 'Founded in 1970, the youth choir has travelled extensively and performed with some of the world's top conductors and soloists,' St. Paul's said. 'The concert will feature and exciting mix of sacred and secular repertoire, as well as popular French songs.' Messages seeking comment were emailed to St. Paul's and to the Harvard Catholic Center, the Catholic chaplaincy for Harvard University students and other academic institutions in the area.
