QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Several students and members of the Queen Creek Junior High School staff were stung by bees on Monday afternoon after they encountered a swarm during a fire drill.

The students were participating in a planned fire drill and were brought to an athletic field on campus as part of the drill. That's when angry bees started flying towards them. Police say there were about 41 people in the impacted area, which triggered a large response by first responders. Four people were treated for stings at the scene.

No one was taken to the hospital, according to Queen Creek PD.

"I got stung on the back of my neck and in my hair," said Karty, an eighth-grade student. "The bees got really mad and they just started stinging everybody they could see."

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