TAUNTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Seven students were taken to the hospital following a hazardous materials situation at a Taunton school Monday, officials said.

At around 1:48 p.m., emergency crews responded to the Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School after several students complained they did not feel well during a bio-tech class, according to the Taunton Fire Department.

Students said they felt dizzy and lightheaded, while smelling something strange, fire officials said. Seven students were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

The building was evacuated while crews inspected the lab.

“There was a student doing a science project and there was a beaker under a fume hood, where it belongs, and that’s why they’re going to go and investigate and see what that substance is,” said Taunton Fire Chief Steven Lavigne.

There were 16 students and one teacher in the classroom at the time of the incident, officials said.

Investigators are looking into what could have caused the class to get sick.

According to Fire Chief Lavigne, there were no unusual readings detected in the building and they’re not looking into what happened during an experiment.

7NEWS was told the students taken to the hospital had minor symptoms and school will resume as usual Tuesday.

This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

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