US Edition8 children taken to hospitals after seizure-like symptoms at Harvard Square church concert
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 22 – Eight children aged 11 to 13 from a French youth choir experienced non-life-threatening seizure-like symptoms during a free concert; investigators found no hazardous substances, 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 suffered seizure-like symptoms at youth choir concert
(NewsNation) — Massachusetts officials took eight children to hospitals after displaying seizure-like symptoms during a youth choir performance at a church near Harvard University on Tuesday. The symptoms weren't life-threatening for the "pre-teen" and "early teen youths" impacted, and dozens of other attendees were not affected, according to the fire department for the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The cause is still unknown, but officials …
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8 children taken to hospitals after seizure-like symptoms at Mass. concert
Officials confirm the symptoms were non-life-threatening.
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