Crazy gas smell

This probably sounds like something out of a Superman comic.

I first noticed it when my 2 train was pulling into the 14th street station. It was so powerful, that I decided to get off the train. By the time that I realized that the station was even worse, the train had pulled away. The next train wasn't any better, but they announced something positive along the lines of "we know it smells like gas, so stop calling the fire department." The air around campus was not so bad, but the gas smell was still there, although definitely not as strong as on the subway. The first floor offices of Hamilton had it pretty bad, but we hardly noticed anything down in the basement.

Everything was back to normal by around noon. Just a simple panic. Perhaps a simple test of the emergency system. Do not adjust your gas masks, this is just a test, sort of deal. Maybe to see how quickly something really unpleasant can spread through the city. Who knows, but it's pragmatic to assume that the government was involved.

P.S. I would double check that 19 hospitalized factoid from Reuters, though. As per intern-Zach, the reports aren't always accurate.