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UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS
UNIFIED COMMAND

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For Immediate Release

May 16, 2011t 

Foul Odor Permeating Air in the Kingshill Area

Department of Health Urge Residents with Respiratory Ailments to Stay Indoors

At about 1:30 p.m. today, the Department of Education reported that a large number of students and faculty and staff at the St. Croix Central High School have reported ill from a foul odor permeating the air. 

The Department of Health is urging residents, especially those with compromised immune systems, to stay indoors as much as possible, to close windows and use a fan, to keep medications nearby and to seek medical care if they feel ill as a result of the strong odor.

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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