RSNA 2006

Nov 29, 2006

Fire trucks and blocked roads greeted RSNA attendees on the last day of the show. Roads were closed to investigate a gas leak in the McCormick Place complex forcing many visitors to exit cabs and walk several blocks to reach the exhibition halls.

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