Eleven people were sent to the hospital after fire broke out inside a factory in Old Saybrook Thursday evening.
Fire in machinery at Sound Manufacturing at 51 Donnelly Road emitted gases and chemicals, according to fire officials. Seven firefighters and four employees were exposed to the chemicals and were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital.
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to the scene as well.
The building was evacuated, according to a DEEP spokesperson.
Sound Manufacturing works in sheet metal fabrication and design, according to the company's website.
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