By Joe Rivano Barros

Seventeen people were sent to the hospital after ingesting an unknown substance during a quinceñera Saturday night at the Women’s Building in the Mission District, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. One 9-year-old child is in critical condition.

Firefighters were called to the Women’s Building at 3543 18th St. between Valencia and Guerrero streets just before 10:30 p.m., according to the department’s spokesperson. They initially treated six people, but that grew to 17 during the night, the spokesperson said.

The victims described eating the same type of gummy candy at the party, which Baxter said looked to be attended by over 100 people.

“All victims ate a candy that is described as a gummy ring type of a candy,” said Jonathan Baxter, the spokesperson with the Fire Department. The youngest victim was a 6-year-old child, and the 9-year-old child was the only one of the victims in critical condition. Over half of the victims were under 18 years old, Baxter said, and all shared common symptoms…read more here