Crime & Safety
10 People Mysteriously Sickened In Westwood Parking Structure
A hazmat crew is investigating to find out what made 10 people in a parking structure feel a burning sensation and a metallic taste.
WESTWOOD, CA — Ten people complained of being sickened Thursday in an underground parking structure in Westwood, but none of them required hospitalization.
The incident was reported at 7:11 p.m. in the 1000 block of Glendon Avenue, just south of the UCLA campus, according to Sean Saunders of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The patients complained of a burning sensation, a metallic taste in their throats and feeling sickened, Saunders said.
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No one was taken to a hospital, but a hazardous materials crew was dispatched to take samples and try to determine what substance was involved.
City News Service; File Photo courtesy of the LAPD