'Legionnaires disease' bacteria found at Newtownabbey school
1 February 2013Last updated at 21:09 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print 'Legionnaires disease' bacteria found at Newtownabbey school Hillcroft Special School in Newtownabbey will be closed for at least a week. A school for pupils with special needs in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, has been closed for a week following the discovery of a bacteria which can cause legionnaires disease. Hillcroft Special School was closed on Friday and will remain closed until 11 February until further tests have been carried out. The bacteria was found in a disused shower block at the school. The education board have said the area was not used by pupils. In a statement the North Eastern Education and Library Board said: "We would like to reassure anyone who may be concerned that the area where the bacterium fifa 15 coins xbox one was found has not been in use by the pupils or staff at fifa 15 coins android the school." "The parents of pupils attending Hillcroft Special School have been notified by the principal and we will continue to work closely with the school, the Public Health Agency and the Health & Safety Executive to resolve this issue as quickly as possible".
'Legionnaires disease' bacteria found at Newtownabbey school