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From the City & Region staff at The Boston Globe
Odor evacuates medical center in Kingston
By Sarah M. Kneezle, Globe Correspondent
Eleven people where hospitalized with nausea today after an odor forced the evacuation of the South Shore Medical Center in Kingston, according to a statement posted on the center's website.
The odor was detected around 9:30 a.m. and the fire department was called. Firefighters evacuated the building and are trying to determine the source of the smell.
Ten employees and 1 patient who were dizzy and experiencing shortness of breath were taken to South Shore and Jordan hospitals.
Ten of those taken to hospitals were treated and released. One person was kept in the hospital for observation, according to the center.
