 “… the water softener (which covers the entire building) was malfunctioning due to the high-pitch noise it 
was making…Â it was clogged, and instead of pushing its collections out as it’s supposed to do, it was sending them back into the system, producing the odd smell (similar to chlorine)…”
The Indianapolis Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Team was dispatched to a Far-Southside hotel to investigate a possible chemical spill Saturday after two hotel occupants complained of difficulty breathing.
One person was transported to Community Hospital South, and a hotel worker was checked at the scene.
Rescuers were called to the Holiday Inn Express, 5151 S. East Street, at 2:25 p.m. after a guest told hotel workers there was a smell similar to chlorine coming out of the faucet. Based on that information, the call was upgraded because a chemical spill was suspected.
