Here’s what sent 1 person to the hospital and evacuated a Columbia daycare

Gasoline odor from a gas station sent one person to a hospital and forced the evacuation of a Columbia daycare Monday.

It happened around 10:30 a.m. at Play Pals Daycare and Kindergarten on Dothan Road, which is just off Broad River Road, the Columbia Fire Department said in a tweet.

A suspicious odor was reported in the building, and investigators say it was the odor of gasoline, according to the fire department.

Fire officials said Monday afternoon that the odor was caused by an issue at a nearby gas station. The station has suspended operations until the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control determines what happened.

One person was taken to the hospital, and all of the children were escorted out of the daycare, fire officials say. It was not immediately clear if the person taken to the hospital was a child or an adult, or what the extent of their injuries is.

This story was originally published November 19, 2018 at 11:47 AM.