The employees believe they were poisoned during a botched cleaning effort to dry flooding in the hall after a vale on a high-pressure waterline to a coffee maker broke. Soaked ceiling tiles were removed and fans were set up to quickly dry the area. It seems as though the fans only succeeded in blowing dust, debris, and volatile organic compounds in the breathing space of the employees. Within two months, two women working near the flooded kitchen contracted the serious fungal disease. Eight other coworkers have also reported sickness.