DENVER — Four people sought medical treatment Thursday morning as Adams County Fire Rescue said it was investigating a suspicious odor at an apartment complex.
Adams County Fire got a call around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, reporting a man spraying an unknown substance in the building hallways, Sergeant Adam Sherman with the Adams County Sheriff's Office told Denver7. The man was taken to the hospital. There were no fires or explosions, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, as some residents feared.
The apartment complex was evacuated, and four other people drove themselves to the hospital. There is no update yet on their conditions.
One person, who was in hospice care and required a stable environment for their condition, was also taken to the hospital.
Firefighters entered the building to swab the walls, Adams County Fire said just after 5:30 a.m., to have the hazmat team test. The unknown substance was pepper spray, Adams County Fire public information officer Julie Bowman confirmed to Denver7.
Xcel Energy responded to the scene as well, as part of the investigation, according to Adams County Fire.
Residents were let back into the apartment complex around 6 a.m. Thursday.
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