Chicago Hotel Evacuated Because of To Chlorine Leak

(Reuters) - A suburban Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel was evacuated early on Sunday right after somebody deliberately triggered a chlorine gas leak that sent 19 men and women to the healthcare facility with dizziness, nausea and other indications, authorities claimed.<br>Firefighters responded to a report of noxious odors on the ninth flooring of the 12-story resort in Rosemont, Illinois, around O'Hare International Airport at about twelve:40 a.m., the Rosemont General public Protection Office said in a ready statement.<br>Technicians located the supply of the odor to be chlorine on a 9th ground stairwell that was released in what appeared to be an intentional manner, the statement stated. The incident remains underneath investigation.<br>Guests have been evacuated from the one,100-place hotel to the close by convention heart as technicians decontaminated and ventilated the location and carried out assessments. The lodge was afterwards established safe and people were being permitted again in at about four:thirty a.m. community time.<br>The incident happened as the resort hosted a convention of Midwest FurFest, a group that honors and encourages animal figures found in comics, tv and films. Some people today were being proven on community tv information video clip as evacuating the clinic in animal costumes.<br>The conference resumed as scheduled on Sunday, according to a Midwest FurFest social media posting.<br><br>(Reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas Town Enhancing by Chris Reese)<br>Additional from Reuters:<br>Key China paper calls Hong Kong election people's 'ardent expectation' <br><br>Marathon Catlettsburg refinery staff Alright new pact - nearby media<br><br>Buyers withdraw U.S. lawsuit towards Google above Android app limitations<br><br>Chinese law enforcement detain 22 following protest at railway station<br><br>New York teen falls off building in police chase