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The Jefferson Courier ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS, WE PRINT June 30, 2003 Several Monkeys at the Zoo Succumb to `Chlorine Fumes` (`JEFFERSON`) Five monkeys, comprising the `zoo`'s entire collection of `capuchin and howler primates`, died Sunday night under mysterious circumstances. The monkeys apparently succumbed to `chlorine gas`, which was emitted from several jugs of liquid chlorine when the shed in which the chlorine was stored caught fire. |
Zoo authorities are conducting an internal investigation to determine how several bottles of chlorine bleach, used to clean the animal cages at the zoo, ended up in a shed adjacent to the primate area. The shed is used to store feed for the animals. |
\x{201C}This is just awful. I can't understand how chlorine could even be in that shed,\x{201D} said Paul Le Singe. \x{201C}We do use chlorine to clean out the animal cages, but it is stored way far away. All the cleaning products are.\x{201D} |
Toxicology analysis fire department |
The shed apparently burned itself out during the night. When they arrived in the morning, zoo authorities called the `fire department`. The firefighters who responded found the burned chlorine bottles. `Toxicology analysis`, which is expected to confirm that the monkeys died of chlorine gas poisoning, is expected to be completed in a few days. |
John Leon | Another question that remains unanswered is why the night watchman, Mr. `John Leon`, did not notice the fire. |
\x{201C}This is just awful. I can't understand how chlorine could even be in that shed.\x{201D} |
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