An unknown cloud of gas at a La Plata County campground made 17 people ill, and an investigation into the incident is underway.
UPRFPD crews using gas monitors sampled the air around the campsites, no hazardous substances were discovered.
An Army veteran on site, who had experience with chemical agents, reported a possible tear gas, riot or smoke agent being discharged. Eye irritation, which would be a common reaction in the case of a pepper spray or bear repellent discharge, was not reported among the campers. Chemical bathrooms at the campground were checked as a possible source of sulfur or methane gas.
UPRFPD personnel, with three ambulances and a paramedic unit, were on the scene Tuesday night for about two hours. The incident remains under investigation and was turned over to the
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