Eleven people became ill from ingesting toxic mushrooms in the 200 block of Burke Road, Peach Bottom Township in what officials call a mass casualty incident, according to officials.
In a Facebook post, Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company Station 57 reported that it “was alerted to assist multiple EMS units with a mass casualty incident” around 9:37 p.m.
“Units were advised that 11 people had ingested toxic mushrooms and were all ill. A total of 7 ALS and BLS units were dispatched from York, Lancaster and Harford counties. 6 of them transported pediatric and adult patients to the hospital. Units cleared the scene in just over an hour,” read the Facebook post.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: 11 sick from eating ‘toxic mushrooms’ in Peach Bottom PA