No mass hysteria. The fumes were pretty bad. A few park staff had to be taken to the hospital.
George George Veni, Ph.D. Executive Director National Cave & Karst Research Institute 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA Office: 575-887-5517 Mobile: 210-863-5919 Fax: 575-887-5523 [email protected] www.nckri.org Sent by mobile phone. "George D. Nincehelser" <[email protected]> wrote:They say something was sprayed on the elevator rails and it's making people sick. I'm wondering if there's a little mass hysteria going on. George On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Preston Forsythe <[email protected]> wrote: Heard tonight via a RV Forum: "Visitor center and cave are closed if you are headed that way. Some type of air contamination due to construction work in the elevator shaft. Call 575-785-2232 for updates on the closure." "The bat flight program is still on." Preston in Outer Browder, KY about a 26 hour drive from Carlsbad and the Guads.
