An unknown odor briefly sickened a dozen parishioners at a Gwinnett County church early Sunday, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to a call and found 12 people outside the Pilgrims Mission International Church in the 4200 block of Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth about 2:30 a.m., Gwinnett County fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said.
The people, who were participating in a choir rehearsal, had headaches that quickly went away once they were outside, he said. Paramedics checked them out at the scene, and no one was taken to a hospital.
The fire department's hazardous materials team checked the church twice and found no problems. The odor was no longer present, and crews were unable to identify it or locate a source, Rutledge said.
Authorities left the scene just before 4 a.m.
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