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New Albany building evacuated after reports of widespread illness
Emergency crews responded Tuesday evening to a building on Park East Boulevard after more than a dozen people were reportedly sick. Officials had not provided details about the cause or the people’s conditions.
A building in the 500 block of Park East Boulevard in New Albany was evacuated Tuesday evening after more than a dozen people were reportedly taken ill, according to Floyd County Emergency Management Agency Director Kent Barrow.
First responders were called to the site early Tuesday evening, Barrow said. The address appears to be associated with Kemper Foods and Fearless Innovative Food Company, but officials had not said whether either business was connected to the illnesses.
The cause of the reported sickness and the condition of those affected were not immediately known. No further details were available as of Tuesday evening.