BOSTON (WHDH) - At least four people were hospitalized after several children developed skin irritation at a daycare in Boston’s Back Bay on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Children at Bright Horizons on Berkeley Street were using a sink in the toddler room when teachers noticed their skin had become irritated, according to a daycare spokesperson.

Emergency crews arrived and transported at least four people to the hospital, the Boston Public Health Department said in a statement.

Officials did not specify if they were children or adults.

The cause of the skin irritation remains under investigation.

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