Heat fells several as thousands jam Atlanta job fair

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By David Ibata and Bob Andres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution


Nine people who stood hours outdoors Thursday in line in the August heat required medical attention as thousands packed the campus of Atlanta Technical College for a job fair sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus.

The line into the building was so long, about 600 people had to stand outside, said Capt. Jolyon Bundrige of Atlanta Fire Rescue. Emergency crews responded to several calls for heat-related illness until school officials opened an overflow room and let everyone inside between 2:30 and 3 p.m.

"A total of nine people were treated, and seven were transported" to Grady Memorial and Emory Crawford Long hospitals, Bundrige said. "Several did lose consciousness at some point."

Most of the incidents were heat-related, though in one case, a person complained of chest pains, he said. The victims' conditions were not immediately available. ...............(more)

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