A fire forced the evacuation Sunday night of a laboratory at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and 15 people were hospitalized for exposure to toxic chemicals, officials said.

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A dozen firefighters and three people from the research center were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital for observation after they were exposed to the toxic chemical hydrazine, university spokeswoman Tommy Bosler said.

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