PCP evidence spill routs 200 // Bottle dropped in court facility

A gallon bottle of the animal tranquilizer PCP broke Tuesday inan evidence storage room in the second basement of the CriminalCourts Administration Building, forcing evacuation of 200 people innearby areas.

Five Chicago police officers and a woman employee who were inthe evidence and recovered property section when one of the officersaccidentally dropped the bottle were released after treatment at St.Anthony's Hospital.

Fire Chief James Joyce said the five officers immediately closedoff the room, called the Fire Department and alerted buildingmaintenance officials, who turned off air conditioning on the twolower levels.

If the air had not been turned …