Traces of toxic gas found during evacuation of Swedish security agency, local media report

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A local paper says traces of a toxic, colorless gas were found at the headquarters of Sweden’s security agency where a suspected gas leak last week forced authorities to evacuate some 500 people from the facility. The daily Svenska Dagbladet newspaper said Wednesday that authorities had found traces of phosgene. The gas has a strong odor that can cause vomiting and breathing trouble and was used as a weapon in World War I. There were no immediate comments from officials. On Friday, eight people from the headquarters in Solna, just north of Stockholm, were hospitalized, following the evacuation. Those admitted to the hospital suffered breathing problems, authorities said.