Somebody May Have Tried to Poison a Bunch of Furries With Chlorine Gas

Vice News ^ | December 7, 2014 | Meredith Hoffman

[Bettyprob]

Thousands of people — many dressed as foxes, bears, pandas, and other fuzzy creatures — were evacuated from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday morning after a chemical leak that police are investigating as a criminal act.

The leak — of a chlorine-containing gas in the Hyatt O'Hare Regency Hotel — sent 19 people to the hospital, including several attendees at the 15th annual "Midwest FurFest," an animal fandom convention. The hospitalized individuals "complained of nausea and dizziness," the Midwest FurFest organizers explained on their website.

"The Rosemont Police Department determined this was a criminal act and began investigating it as such," the Midwest FurFest statement said. The event is a giant convergence of furry devotees who "come together to celebrate furry fandom, that is, art, literature and performance based around anthropomorphic animals."

[FoxInSocks]

The hospitalized individuals "complained of nausea and dizziness"

Well, it could have been a lot worse. Chlorine gas reacts with water and produces hydrochloric acid, which burns skin and lung tissues and can also lead to pulmonary edema.

[GreensKeeperWillie]

I clicked to the FurFest website. Please kill me.

[jocon307]

Yes, I remember that!

[KC_Lion]

The Bronies did it. LOL

[shibumi]

Just checking to see if you guys are OK.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“Chlorine gas is no joke, correct?”

Extremely dangerous! I was so relieved when the water company I ran switched to liquid SHCL! Got gassed a couple times.
So,,,,, PETA involvement?

[NorthMountain]

I confess that until I saw that episode, I was unaware of the existence of Furries.

[GeronL]

weirdo’s

[ansel12]

[GeronL]

nice one

[jocon307]

Me too! But see, we learned from TV and so were prepared for this somewhat scary news story.

[GeronL]

lol

[bert]

I thought that fox was dead. It got shot on an episode of CSI

[dfwgator]

Oh wait, I thought it said "Furies."

[tomkat]

Someone really doesn’t like the song “What does the Fox say”.

(waaaay) Tangentially:

USA women's curling team "What does the skip say"

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[RegulatorCountry]

Countdown to someone attributing this to “anti-Furryist hate” in 3, 2, 1 ...

[humblegunner]

Bloggers everywhere are deeply saddened.

[EEGator]

[txnativegop]

admire your dedication to keeping precise count of examples . . . LOL

However, I do agree with your point.