Missouri State Workers Flee Office Gas Fumes
Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —
Hundreds of state employees were evacuated Wednesday from the Truman State Office Building after those on one floor were overcome by gas fumes. A spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol said that about two dozen people were taken to hospitals. Officials could not immediately identify the type of gas that leaked into the offices.
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