Chlorine Gas at Midwest FurFest

[Phyr]

19 hospitalized, thousands evacuated in 'intentional' gas leak at Rosemont hotel

Chemical leak forces hotel evacuation

Thousands of people were evacuated after an intentional chlorine gas leak at the Hyatt hotel in suburban Rosemont early Sunday morning, authorities said. (Alex Chachkevitch/Chicago Tribune)

Several thousands of people, some dressed as animal characters, were evacuated from a Hyatt hotel in suburban Rosemont when an

[Neox]

From what I'm seeing via Twitter, everything is back to normal and the con is continuing.

The 19 people hospitalized were done so out of precaution since they were feeling dizzy and nauseous. They should be alright. The hotel is compensating any and all medical fees (although you'd be incredibly stupid to go into another country, especially the US, without health insurance).

It was a small jar of chlorine powder that was broken open in a stairwell. The authorities are probably going to consider this an act of terrorism.