Michchamp
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I read that too. Like they found a STUXNET style attack. That wouldn't explain why they evacuated the area around the place though. Plus, you'd be grilling the employees, not evacuating them.
According to this article they also evacuated the local post office. (link)
So maybe some nutcase mailed them something hazardous, and they put everything on lockdown to clean it up?
They directly address other questions about the cause, for example, in the article when they clarify that the mercury pool the telescope rests in was not the cause of the closure, and they have a different set of protocols for accidents related to that.