Crime & Safety
Strange Odor With Illness At School Triggers HAZMAT In Brockton
The Cardinal Spellman High School parking lot is being used as a staging area after a student reportedly came in contact with pepper spray.
BROCKTON, MA — Crews have responded to a report of a strange odor and illness at Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton. According to reports, a student is being treated after having an allergic reaction to pepper spray that was released in the school.
WHDH-TV reported that the student was being treated at Brockton Hospital. The school was evacuated after the incident. Staging is taking place in the Cardinal Spellman parking lot.
The Twitter alert account @AlertsRIBNS called it a "Tier 1 Response" to the report of the odor and illness.
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MA | BROCKTON | HAZMAT | 738 COURT ST | TIER 1 RESPONSE FOR STRANGE ODOR WITH ILLNESS, STAGING AT CARDINAL SPELLMAN HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT
— RI Breaking News Source - Automated System (@AlertsRIBNS) January 7, 2020
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