- Sep 16, 2003
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FORT WORTH, Texas - At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide
or some other toxic fumes had sickened almost 150people at a Texas bank call center.
It turned out that perfume was to blame.
MedStar ambulance spokeswoman Lara Kohl says 34 people were taken to hospitals, 12 by ambulance, afterreporting dizziness and shortness of breath Wednesday at a Bank of America call center in Fort Worth. Medics treated 110 at the scene.
Fort Worth fire Lt. Kent Worley says the incident started with two people complaining about dizziness after a co-worker sprayedperfume. Others reported being sick when an announcement was made that anyone with similar symptoms should exit the building.
Investigators do not know what type of perfume was sprayed.
What kind of perfume makes 150 people sick? Why would you even be putting it on at work..at a blood bank
or some other toxic fumes had sickened almost 150people at a Texas bank call center.It turned out that perfume was to blame.
MedStar ambulance spokeswoman Lara Kohl says 34 people were taken to hospitals, 12 by ambulance, afterreporting dizziness and shortness of breath Wednesday at a Bank of America
call center in Fort Worth. Medics treated 110 at the scene.
Fort Worth fire Lt. Kent Worley says the incident started with two people complaining about dizziness after a co-worker sprayedperfume. Others reported being sick when an announcement was made that anyone with similar symptoms should exit the building.
Investigators do not know what type of perfume was sprayed.
What kind of perfume makes 150 people sick? Why would you even be putting it on at work..at a blood bank
