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175 people treated for bug poison in Idaho

Five people had to be transported to a hospital for additional treatment on Saturday

The Deseret Morning News

PARMA, Idaho — Emergency workers treated more than 175 people at a triage center set up in the southwestern Idaho city of Parma after a chemical used to kill bugs in a nearby field drifted over a drive-in movie theater.

Officials tell KTVB-TV that five people had to be transported to a hospital for additional treatment on Saturday after movie-goers at the Motor Vu drive-in theater started experiencing a burning sensation in their eyes.

The theater was offering a Trunk-or-Treat event and then played a monster movie, but participants ended up being evacuated to a fire house.

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