Posted on 03/14/2005 12:10:43 PM PST by flutters
Mailroom closed, evacuated while hazmat team investigates
WASHINGTON - A hazardous materials team investigated an alarm Monday that was triggered by sensors that detected the presence of chemical or biological agents at the Pentagon's mail delivery building, a military spokesman said.
Officials evacuated and shut down the facility, which is in a separate building on the northwest side of the Pentagon grounds, shortly after the sensors were triggered around 10:30 a.m. ET, spokesman Glenn Flood said.
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Somebody may have eaten a couple of breakfast burritos? That can produce toxic gases. I know that from personal experience.
So it's not in the Pentagon but in a mail building?
Hazmat Scare Near Pentagon
Tests Negative After Sensor Indicates Possible Anthrax At Mail FacilityPOSTED: 2:48 pm EST March 14, 2005
WASHINGTON -- There was a scare Monday at a mail facility near the Pentagon.
As workers were sorting through the mail Monday morning, a sensor went off, indicating the possible presence of anthrax. About 150 people working at the remote delivery facility were quickly evacuated to another part of the building.
A hazardous materials team was called in to conduct at least eight tests inside the facility. Each test came back negative.
After several hours, workers were allowed to return.
I can only find this article, so far. Nothing else is showing up on Google.
Thanks!
Correct. The situation was still being investigated as of just a few minutes ago.
Praying that it's a false alarm.
We just knew terrorism was going to come in across the southern border.
Crosslink:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1362813/posts?page=1
Positive Identification of Anthrax at Pentagon [Subsequent Tests Negative]
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