Discussion came to a quick standstill during Monday's Rochester City Council meeting when a computer monitor started jetting out a plume of smoke.
The monitor, at council member Marcia Marcoux's place at the table, had the mechanical failure during a presentation by Rochester Senior Center Director Sally Gallagher.
Council member Pat Carr reached over and unplugged the monitor, stopping the smoke, but the room still filled with the smell of burning metal and plastic. Smoke alarms did not activate.
"That was one hot request," council President Dennis Hanson told Gallagher.
