A suspected "intentional" chlorine gas leak at a hotel in Chicago - the venue for Midwest Fufest, a convention for "furries" - has left 19 guests in hospital.
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Because the attack took place in the middle of the night, many attendees were still partying, and were forced to shelter outside still "dressed up as animal characters".
http://kotaku.com/suspected-gas-attack-puts-19-furries-in-hospital-1667987853/all