She’s re-thinking that Signature Scent…

Fire officials first suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes were responsible for sickening almost 150 people at a Texas bank call center on the afternoon of July 29th. But the culprit turned out to be…
…a co-worker’s perfume.

MedStar ambulance spokeswoman Lara Kohl said 34 people were taken to hospitals - 12 by ambulance - after reporting dizziness and shortness of breath Wednesday at a Bank of America call center in Fort Worth. An additional 110 were treated at the scene.

Fort Worth Fire Lt. Kent Worley said that the incident started with two people complaining about dizziness after a co-worker spritzed on perfume. Others reported being sick when an announcement was made that anyone with similar symptoms should exit the building.

Now, nearly one week later, investigators have still not released information on the specific scent which caused the incident - which no doubt has a few perfumers on edge, as mimicry of carbon monoxide poisoning is not considered much of a selling point in the world of fragrance.