Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, November 5, 1993 TAG: 9311050230
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
STERLING - More than 100 middle school students were taken to hospitals in Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties Thursday after a chemical being used in school construction got into the ventilation system, officials said.
The Sterling Middle School students complained of nausea and breathing difficulties.
In all, 114 children and one adult were affected by the fumes around 1:40 p.m., Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Department spokeswoman Judy Dotson said. All of the patients had either been released or were awaiting discharge five hours after the evacuation, she said.
Fire officials said a mineral spirit-based concrete sealant being used at the school got into the ventilation system. - Associated Press
\ Fairfax officials object to pipeline reopening
FAIRFAX - Fairfax County officials are protesting plans by a pipeline company to fully reopen a pipe that ruptured seven months ago, spilling 400,000 gallons of diesel fuel in the Reston area.
County Executive William Leidinger has asked the Department of Transportation to reject the request by Colonial Pipeline Co. to return the line to full pressure, The Washington Post reported.
The company asked the federal Office of Pipeline Safety for permission to restore pressure because of increased demand for fuel.
Fairfax County officials told the Post the company has not made adequate repairs.
- Associated Press
\ Albemarle County boy found dead in ravine
ESMONT - Searchers looking for a 15-year-old boy missing since Sunday found his body Wednesday in a ravine about a mile from his home, Albemarle County police said.
The cause or date of Michael L. Snead's death could not be determined immediately, but an autopsy was planned, Sgt. Richard Martin said.
"Initial information did not indicate foul play or a reason for the death," Martin said.
The body was found by a search team about 4 p.m. in a deep and heavily wooded ravine, Martin said. Volunteers had been searching for Snead since Tuesday afternoon.
Snead, a freshman at Albemarle High School, was last seen Sunday night. - Associated Press
\ Passengers name ferry after Indian princess
SURRY - The newest boat for the Jamestown-Scotland Wharf ferry route will be named the "Pocahontas" after voting among passengers, the state Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
According to legend, the American Indian princess saved the life of Jamestown leader Capt. John Smith.
"Pocahontas" beat out other names such as "Yorktown," "Captain John Smith," and the "L. Douglas Wilder" for the $7 million ferry boat. Construction on the boat is to begin this year.
- Associated Press
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