Dozens Sickened in NW Hazmat Incident

At least three people hospitalized after incident at rehab facility

Three busloads of people were taken to area hospitals for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning at a rehabilitation facility in Northwest.

At around 3:30 p.m., rescuers were called to the D.C. residential facility for Second Genesis, a nonprofit drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in the 1300 block of Harvard Street NW. The building was evacuated and Hazmat responders entered the building. Residents of the complex were given oxygen to help them cope with the effects of the illness. At the time of the incident, the building contained 36 residents and 10 staff members.
Three people immediately were transported to area hospitals with serious symptoms, News4’s Jackie Bensen reported. Tthree buses then transported another 30 people from the scene.
Bensen also reported that residents of the facility had complained of odd smells and displayed flu-like symptoms, including headaches and nausea, for several days.
The building remains evacuated at this hour.
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