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8 children taken to hospitals after seizure-like symptoms at Harvard Square church concert
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 23 – Eight children experienced seizure-like symptoms and breathing trouble during a free choir concert; no hazardous substances were detected, and all are expected to recover, officials said.
- On the evening of July 22, 2025, eight children experienced seizure-like symptoms during a free choir concert at St. Paul's Parish in Harvard Square, Cambridge.
- The incident began when one child experienced a seizure and quickly intensified as multiple children started experiencing nausea and other symptoms linked to an unusual smell during the performance.
- Firefighters and HazMat teams responded around 7:30 p.m., found no hazardous substances, and confirmed about 70 other attendees were unaffected and left with chaperones.
- Chief Thomas Cahill explained that what began as a standard medical response rapidly involved taking eight children, aged 11 to 13 and originally from France, to local hospitals.
- The children were taken to hospitals around Cambridge as a precaution, all showed improvement, and the cause of their illness remains unclear as the building is being cleared for return to Harvard University.
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8 children hospitalized in Massachusetts after suffering 'seizure-like symptoms' at church, officials say
Eight children were hospitalized with "seizure-like symptoms" during a French youth choir concert at St. Paul's Parish in Cambridge, with hazmat teams finding "no hazardous conditions."
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