I was at work, sitting in the break room with some friends. It came on very very suddenly. All of a sudden the skin in my nose and cheeks started to get really hot, almost felt like it was burning. When I "scrunched" my nose it ached, felt numb, and tight like it would if I had a sunburn. It started to feel puffy and the next thing i knew my upper lip was swollen. My whole face, neck, and chest was red. This all happened over the period of 5-10 minutes. Like I said, it was very sudden. I have NO food allergies. I did nothing out of the ordinary. I work in a deli, and we had to do a boil out with our fryer, and that means boiling this harsh chemical, I don't know what it is or what its called but its very harsh, and very strong. I never have been there while that's been done, because they usually do it on the second shift. I wasn't by it much and I wasn't even the one working with it but that's all I can think of. The thing is, it happened 15 minutes after being exposed to it.
I got really scared and still am a little shaken up. Nothing like this has ever happened to me. Like I said I wasn't even working with the chemicals just near it.