11 sickened in Pennsylvania mushroom 'mass casualty' event

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Eleven people in central Pennsylvania have been hospitalized, including children, after ingesting toxic mushrooms in what officials are calling a "mass casualty" event.

"Station 57 was alerted to assist multiple EMS units with a mass casualty incident. Units were advised that 11 people had ingested toxic mushrooms and were all ill," a Facebook statement from the Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company said.

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