Sarasota County Fire Rescue and the city police department responded to a hazmat situation at the Planned Parenthood building Monday.
An unknown substance was initially found at the building located at 736 Central Avenue.
Sarasota police said 7 people were transported to the hospital for evaluation. They complained of shortness of breath. No one has life-threatening injuries and there is no criminal investigation underway.
Hazmat teams found cleaning chemicals and powder baby formula at the scene, according to St. Lucie County government.
They suspect the chemicals caused the respiratory problems.
Workers are expected back inside the building this afternoon, according to police.
To clarify: Cleaning chemicals believed to cause patients' respiratory symptoms. Powdered baby formula was also investigated by hazmat team
— SarasotaCountyGov (@SRQCountyGov) May 23, 2016
12:15pm update from #Sarasota #PlannedParenthood Evacuation. pic.twitter.com/IJHaGVgLek
— SarasotaPD (@sarasotapd) May 23, 2016
No criminal investigation at Planned Parenthood at this time. Hazmat teams found cleaning chemicals, powder baby formula at scene.
— SarasotaCountyGov (@SRQCountyGov) May 23, 2016
