Crime & Safety
Eight People in Mission District Treated for Suspicious Substance
The people were participating in a Quinceanera at the time.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Eight people were treated Saturday in San Francisco's Mission District for exposure to a substance firefighters have not identified or released the name of yet.
The exposure was first reported at 10:22 p.m. at 3543 18th St. Fire officials do not believe the substance is a 'hazardous material.' The people were participating in a Quinceanera, or a celebration in the Mexican culture of a girl's 15th birthday that indicates her passage into womanhood.
By Bay City News
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