QUINCY, MASS. (WHDH) - Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday following a hazardous materials scare at Quincy College.
A number of people were overcome by an odor in the area of 1250 Hancock St., according to Quincy police.
Those transported suffered from non-life-threatening injuries, police say.
“My head started hurting. My eyes started itching. My throat got itchy. I started coughing, started feeling dizzy,” said Jaydiah O’Brien, one of the students treated at the hospital. “I just want to know what it was because I was exposed to it. I really don’t know if it’s in my system. I’m just praying for the best.”
“It smells like strong cologne, the cologne that makes you cough, and I started coughing very hard,” said student Shanice Sanders.
“It felt like something was in the back of your throat and you just couldn’t get it out,” student Hannah Craig said. “You just couldn’t get it, and no matter how many times you cough, no matter how many times you do anything, you still can’t get that out.”
The building, which has now been deemed safe by police, was evacuated as emergency crews were on scene earlier in the evening.
Several streets in the area were closed down as a precaution.
The incident remains under investigation.
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