Strange Odor Sickens Nursing Home Patients

Emergency crews were called to the Woodlake Rest Home in Tolland Saturday afternoon for a strange odor that sickened several residents.

Seven or eight elderly patients were taken to area hospitals to be treated, according to a fire dispatcher.

The building was evacuated while firefighters determined what caused the problem. A preliminary investigation revealed some type of dust may have traveled through the building's heating system, a fire dispatcher said.

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