Several people were taken to the hospital after a hazmat situation at Yale, according to a fire chief. At least three people reportedly drank from the same coffee machine, but it is not clear if that is the root of the illness, Dep. Chief Orlando Marcano said.
The New Haven Fire Department was called to Yale's School of Medicine and found three people who were lightheaded, dizzy and experiencing other flu-like symptoms, Marcano said.
Two of the victims were unconscious, but were awake by the time first responders arrived, Marcano said.
All three people were transported to the hospital and are expected to be discharge shortly.
Officials have not official determined what made the three people sick.
Officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said they were requested to come on the scene and took air and other material samples of the incident to help determine what might have caused the people to become unconscious. Wednesday morning DEEP officials said they could not detect anything that would have made people sick and recommended Yale call in an industrial hygienist for further testing.
The Associated Press reports that the department is analyzing the coffee maker and cups.
