27.07.2013 - 21:53 [ WAND 17 ]

Teen corn detasselers accidentally sprayed with fungicide

A farm chemical accident in Champaign County sent 70 teens to the hospital Thursday.

According to Pesotum firefighters, workers were detasseling corn in a field when a Monsanto crop-dusting plane accidentally sprayed them with chemicals.

A hazardous materials crew was called to the scene to decontaminate, and the teens were rushed to Carle Hospital in Urbana.