11 get sick from eating ‘toxic mushrooms’ in York County mass casualty incident

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