ALERT: Building of People Sickened in D.C.

AP | 9-01-04

[eyespysomething]

now its volcanos in Japan!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Dozens Sickened At Downtown Building

Investigators Look For Cause

 

POSTED: 1:05 pm EDT September 1, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Officials say several dozen people have been sickened in a downtown office building.

D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman Alan Etter said this is being treated as what he calls a "mass casualty" incident.

Ambulances are lining up in the area around 1990 I Street, Northwest, and a triage area is being set up at nearby Murrow Park.

There's no immediate word on what the problem is.

Stay with News4 and nbc4.com for the latest updates to this developing story.

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[all4one]

Ping to you for your attention.

[dawn53]

No cable channel is on it? How serious can it be if it's not on CNN, MSNBC, or Fox?

[Calpernia]

PING

[mrs tiggywinkle]

freepmail in a minute...

[Whataday]

I've got news channel 8 on and nothing yet...

[Sprite518]

Sorry not at home. No TV here. I depend on Free Republic for news during the day.

[SF Republican]

EMS people on the scene - where?

[SF Republican]

EMS people on the scene - where is here office buildings, pentagon, smithsonian?

[OneTimeLurker]

It was enough to spook the market which just started rebounding about 1 min ago.

[pgkdan]

You're right not a atime for jokes. Please pray for the people in this building.

[Moleman]

Hopefully false alarm. No one is covering. MSNBC just broke in with breaking news that John Kerry served in Viatnam.

[Crazieman]

Nobody is talking about this.

[BenLurkin]

[My Favorite Headache]

Thank you...you found what I found

[freeperfromnj]

FYI

[Baloo-Myers]

I am listening to the radio (local in DC). It said a building at 19th & I.

[hadrian]

WTOP news radio reports several people sickened in building in 1900 block of I st NW - noxious odors, appears to be pepper spray - triage center set up in edward Murrow Park (I believe at 18th & Pennsylvania).

[OneTimeLurker]

Carbon monoxide poisoning is my guess.