Chaos at Central Sorting Office

The other day, I was working at my desk at YOU and heard a prolonged commotion outside. I realized it was groups of children walking home from school. This is not unusual, there are several schools in the vicinity. What was unusual was the time of day. It was early afternoon, and they are not released until about three o’clock.

I then discovered on Twitter that a gas leak at the Central Sorting Office (a mail plant) had caused 12 people to faint and 60 to be sent to the hospital. Unfortunately, this seems to be common here, at least in relative terms when compared with North American cities. 

The Central Sorting Office is just down the road from YOU. Roads were blocked off and everybody in the immediate vicinity was sent home. According to reports, the cause is still unknown. Officials attempted to send people back to work yesterday but some people reported feeling strange again so hundreds of people were dismissed from work and school for the day. 

After reading reports on Twitter, I started to feel strange myself, but realized I was just letting my paranoia take over. I walked home from work and was fine. Thankfully, nobody appears to have been seriously harmed. Let’s hope the National Environmental Protection Agency clears this up soon. A phenomenon of mysterious gasses that make 12 people faint is very disturbing.