Over 100 people fall ill at New Jersey graduations in 'mass casualty' incident due to extreme heat

Over 100 People Fall Ill While Attending New Jersey Graduations as Mayor Declares State of Emergency Due to Heat

Over 100 people fell ill while attending graduations for one New Jersey city amid extreme heat in the area.

Boonton High School Class of 2025 graduates in heat wave

BOONTON - While Boonton High School graduates and families filed onto Wiggins Field with umbrellas and hand-held fans on Tuesday, June 24, school staff handed out free water bottles, as the temperature reached 97 degrees.

9 hospitalized, dozens more treated for heat at New Jersey graduation

Seven graduations that were also supposed to be held at Hinchliffe Stadium were rescheduled due to the sweltering heat.

'Mass Casualty Incident': Over 150 People Leveled by Extreme Heat Wave at School Event

More than 150 people were stricken by the heat Monday in Paterson, New Jersey, where hundreds gathered at a local stadium for high school graduation ceremonies. The fire chief declared […] The post 'Mass Casualty Incident': Over 150 People Leveled by Extreme Heat Wave at School Event appeared first on The Western Journal.

‘We regret that some became ill’: Heat sickens 100+ at N.J. grad ceremony

A Passaic County, New Jersey, school district has rescheduled graduations at five high schools after more than 100 attendees at a joint graduation ceremony were sickened by the heat wave Monday, prompting emergency management workers to shut down the event.

Over 150 people sick in 'mass casualty' event at graduations amid US heatwave

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