Evacuations following mystery smell at hotel

SPRINGFIELD, NJ (WABC) -- A mystery odor forced the evacuation of dozens of people from a hotel in Springfield overnight.

Eyewitness News is told guests on the fourth floor of the Holiday Inn Springfield on Route 22 became overcome by a foul odor at around midnight.

Between 50 and 60 guests reportedly complained of various symptoms, including coughing and eye watering.

As a result, all 37 rooms on the floor were evacuated, and the guests were treated in a decontamination tent in the parking lot. Their eyes were washed down as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, the fourth floor was aired out.

Officials were unable to determine what caused the odor. A hotel official said it may have been "a prank."

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