11 Persons Fall Ill After Incident in Underground House Tunnels

[Ryan Ruck]

11 Persons Fall Ill After Incident in Underground House Tunnels

September 20, 2010

U.S. Capitol Police say 11 persons, including a Capitol Police officer, fell ill Monday afternoon after an unknown substance was dispersed into the air in basement tunnels between the Longworth and Rayburn House office buildings on Capitol Hill.

Police say they don't know what the substance was. But they have ruled it not to be hazardous.

A police spokeswoman says the victims exhibited symptoms similar to how the body responds after inhaling mace or pepper spray, such as shortness of breath and eye irritation.

No one who become sick was transported to the hospital. All were treated at the site by Capitol doctors.

The back entrances to the Longworth building were flung open to help disperse the substance and hallways were closed off.

The Longworth and Rayburn buildings are the homes to hundreds of offices to US House members and are located just across the street to the U.S. Capitol.

[American Patriot]

I've been in some of those tunnels.

Hmmm

[Malsua]

Was it burrito day in the house commissary?

[American Patriot]

lol

[Ryan Ruck]

The white substance was probably all of the hot air from Congress reacting with the cooler air outside forming water vapor. The illness was from all of the bovine fecal matter present.