Cockeysville Apartment Building Evacuated for Reported Odor

An apartment building was evacuated, and more than a dozen people evaluated for respiratory symptoms Thursday after an odor was reported in Cockeysville, officials said.

The misuse of household cleaners caused the smell, which a person in the building in the unit block of Snowdrift Court first noticed in the hallway, according to Baltimore County fire officials.

Residents at Cranbrook Hills Apartments had started choking at the apartment complex after noticing something that smelled like coffee, WJZ reported.

Fire and hazardous materials crews were dispatched to the apartment building before 7:30 a.m. and investigated for several hours, Baltimore County public safety officials reported.

There were 15 people evaluated for minor respiratory symptoms, according to county officials.

First responders were starting to clear the scene at 11 a.m., and residents were being allowed back into the building, according to the report.

Officials said household cleaners caused an “irritating odor and non-life threatening symptoms,” the report stated.