Boston Logan TSA Workers Hospitalized Over Bag Odor

4 TSA Officers Hospitalized By Passenger's Bag Odor

Four TSA officers at Boston's Logan International were hospitalized on Monday after they fell ill after opening a bag at the airport.

Bag handlers in the baggage hall at the airport's Terminal A opened the suspicious-smelling bag. Fifteen workers complained of headaches, eye irritation and throat issues but four were taken to Massachusetts General, Boston.com reported.

Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella said a passenger identified the odor as rodent repellent, according to The New York Post.

Orlandella told the Associated Press that the odor was noticed at about 8 a.m. Monday. No passengers were affected, but state police are checking the bag and questioning the owner.

MyFoxBoston.com reports that part of the baggage hall in Terminal A was closed, affecting passengers waiting for bags there. That terminal carries flights with Alaska Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines.

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