A canister of bear repellent that was discharged inside the Fairfield Inn Marriott in SeaTac, Washington sickened nine people and caused a hazmat response.

AUGUST 8, 2015 

SEATAC, WASHINGTON

A canister of bear repellent that was discharged inside a SeaTac hotel sickened nine people and caused a hazmat response.

The Kent Fire Department was called to the Fairfield Inn Marriott in the 19600 block of International Boulevard at about 11 a.m. Friday.

Kent fire said a maid inside the hotel thought the canister was a water bottle and accidentally discharged it.