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Panera Bread Co. shuttered a restaurant in Massachusetts after employees and customers there were possibly exposed to carbon monoxide.

The franchisee who operates the restaurant in the town of Seekonk is working with the health department to investigate, Panera said in a statement. The cafe will remain closed “until we are absolutely certain it is safe,” the company said.