Chicago Hotel Evacuated Due To Chlorine Leak

(Reuters) - A suburban Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel was evacuated early on Sunday right after someone intentionally prompted a chlorine gas leak that sent 19 men and women to the medical center with dizziness, nausea and other symptoms, authorities explained.<br>Firefighters responded to a report of noxious odors on the 9th floor of the twelve-story hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, close to O'Hare Worldwide Airport at about twelve:40 a.m., the Rosemont Public Safety Section mentioned in a well prepared assertion.<br>Technicians identified the supply of the odor to be chlorine on a 9th floor stairwell that was unveiled in what appeared to be an intentional manner, the statement reported. The incident remains under investigation.<br>Guests were evacuated from the one,100-room hotel to the close by conference center as experts decontaminated and ventilated the location and done exams. The resort was later identified risk-free and men and women had been allowed again in at about 4:thirty a.m. nearby time.<br>The incident took place as the resort hosted a conference of Midwest FurFest, a team that honors and promotes animal characters viewed in comics, tv and movies. Some persons were being shown on nearby television news video as evacuating the clinic in animal costumes.<br>The convention resumed as scheduled on Sunday, according to a Midwest FurFest social media putting up.<br><br>(Reporting by Kevin Murphy in Kansas Metropolis Modifying by Chris Reese)<br>Extra from Reuters:<br>Key China paper calls Hong Kong election people's 'ardent expectation' <br><br>Marathon Catlettsburg refinery employees Alright new pact - local media<br><br>Buyers withdraw U.S. lawsuit from Google above Android app limitations<br><br>Chinese law enforcement detain 22 following protest at railway station<br><br>New York teen falls off making in law enforcement chase