02/07/2020 - KINGSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1015 hours on the morning of Friday, February 7, 2020 the Kingston Fire Department responded to the Silver Lake Regional High School at 260 Pembroke Street for a reported strange odor in the building. Companies arrived and found an unknown type of odor in the building, with several people feeling ill. A tier-1 hazardous materials response was requested. With the number of people that were reporting illness, a level-1 MCI was declared with a request for an ambulance strike team. As crews worked to investigate the cause, more victims became ill and requested transport. A level-2 and subsequently a level-3 MCI was declared, with multiple ambulance strike teams also requested. 34-victims were transported to area hospitals, including South Shore Hospital, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth. Ambulances from numerous South Shore towns transported multiple patients. The cause of the odor is currently unknown. Cleaning crews were brought into the building to thoroughly clean the areas of concern. 1,200 students were evacuated to the Middle School on the same property under an abundance of caution. School is set to re-open on Monday.
