17 people sickened by an incident on WCU campus

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got a call at the Health and Human Sciences Building just before 9 a.m. Reacting specialists found different patients needing care. Harris EMS was called as various understudies started grumbling of dazedness and different side effects."We then by then emptied the structure and secured it for the wellbeing of everyone in the structure,"Emergency Services Director Shane Stovall said.School authorities later said during a public interview that seven individuals were taken to the clinic for treatment. Six patients have since been discharged. Among those treated were six understudies and one instructor.Police, Emergency Services and Facilities Management, alongside Jackson County Emergency Management and the Cullowhee Volunteer Fire Department reacted to the scene.The structure was cleared and put on lockdown.The State of North Carolina's Rapid Response Team 6 of Asheville was mentioned to help the reacting units in deciding the reason for the episode.