Please keep everyone in your thoughts and prayers at Midwest Furfest 2014. We had a major chlorine gas leak at the hotel and over 4000 attendees were evacuated into the nearby convention center. Anywhere between 15-30 people were hospitalized due to several health issues over the course of 4 hours.
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I have a friend who was there...said there was major communications issues, ppl were only finding out via personal FBs what was going on and that they needed to get out, etc."English is the result of Norman men-at-arms attempting to pick up Saxon barmaids and is no more legitimate than any of the other results."
- H. Beam Piper
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I really hope that this was an accident, but I suspect it is intentional. I would hate to see an added layer of security paranoia.
I will keep the injured in my prays tonight.I might be crazy, but I'm not Insane.
What? You don't play with flamethrowers on the weekends? You are strange.
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The incident is still under investigation, but the police are treating it as a criminal act currently. That may change, of course. Right now, there's still too much that isn't known.
Bonus points to the Doubletree and the Convention Center for opening their doors to the attendees so they could keep warm.
I have a number of friends that were at the con, so I got a fair bit of info through Twitter..."If your day is filled with firefighting, you need to start taking the matches away from the toddlers…” - HM
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It could still, theoretically be an accident. If the hotel has a pool, If the chlorine needed to be brought through that stairwell, If proper safety procedures were not followed.
But ya, there are getting to be too many "IFs". But I will wait for the investigation to be finished.I might be crazy, but I'm not Insane.
What? You don't play with flamethrowers on the weekends? You are strange.
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I just looked up the latest. Not good.
They have pretty much ruled out "accidental" at this point. One source said the chlorine had been in a glass jar. In my experience, the only time someone keeps that kind of chemical, in that type of container, in that type location; it almost always means an attack.
I hope they catch the bastards.I might be crazy, but I'm not Insane.
What? You don't play with flamethrowers on the weekends? You are strange.
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I've stayed at that hotel, and don't even remember them having a pool. And if there is one, it sure as hell isn't on the 9th floor. There's just rooms on that floor, in both room areas."Life is tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid" Redd Foxx as Al Royal - The Royal Family - Pilot Episode - 1991.
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