Fire and hazmat crews were called to a school in Baltimore, Maryland after students smelled a “strange odor”.
But the unusual scent that wafted around on the third floor of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School turned out to be something unexpected.
Heiser said several students and teachers had difficulty breathing.
Two students and three adults were taken to hospital as a precautionary measure, after reporting an ailing stomach, per The Baltimore Sun.
Then, a firefighter identified a very seasonal cause for the evacuation–a pumpkin spice flavored air freshener.
“This plug-in air freshener that basically puts out the odor every so many seconds, and it’s a pumpkin spice, and that’s exactly what, if you go in there, you can smell, so it has been identified. It is not hazardous at all,” said Clark.
While there was no danger, Clark said, “It was better safe than sorry,” The Baltimore Sun reports.
A statement on the school’s website noted that a counselor is available for the students to talk about Thursday’s events.
Classes resume on Friday.
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