10/23/2012 - Around 1145 hours of the morning of Tuesday, October 23, 2012 the Stoughton Fire Department responded to 292 Page Street for a report of a strange odor in the building. Crews arrived and investigated the commercial building that was occupied by the company Honorcraft, Incorporated. According to their website, Honorcraft, Inc. are makers of awards, recognition items and displays using many different products. Fire crews that entered the building noticed stinging in their eyes and their throats. They immediately backed out and the officer in charge requested a tier-1 response from the Department of Fire Services Hazardous Materials Team. Shortly after the tier-1 response was requested, the incident was upgraded to a tier-2 response, bringing a larger response from the Department of Fire Services and the District-1 Hazardous Materials Team. Crews remained on-scene for several hours while hazardous materials technicians entered the building donning protective suits and respiratory protection while they metered the commercial building. Several samples were taken in the building that were tested on the scene by technicians. When the hazardous materials team members exited the building following their investigation, they were immediately decontaminated before being assisted out of their protective suits. Around 1700 hours, after several hours of testing and monitoring the building, no immediate hazard to humans was discovered. Stoughton Fire ventilated the building, and companies picked up from the scene. Following all of the testing that was completed the hazardous materials team was unable to determine the cause of the strange odor that brought crews to the location in the first place. The Stoughton Fire Chief Mark Dolloff reported that Honorcraft, Inc. was ordered to call in an industrial hygienist to observe the business for the safety of the workers in the building. It was unknown if any of the people exposed to the strange odor were transported to hospitals.
