Overview
- Multiple medical calls at the academy within about 90 minutes prompted a mass-casualty response and led crews to evaluate and transport 19 people to area hospitals.
- Anne Arundel County fire crews, joined by units from Fort Meade and Howard County, carried out air and gas checks and reported no carbon monoxide detected inside the building.
- Authorities say the illness may be linked to a shared food exposure because those affected had eaten together, but they have not confirmed a cause.
- A parent told local media her son had elevated carbon monoxide on hospital blood tests, a claim that officials have not verified.
- The D.C. National Guard temporarily closed the residential program and is coordinating with emergency medical services and public health officials to care for cadets and finish the investigation, which could change health checks and meal protocols at similar programs.