A suspicious bundle was delivered to a US navy base in Maryland, which prompted a number of folks to fall ailing and led to a number of being taken to hospital, CNN reported on Thursday.
A press release from Joint Base Andrews, situated outdoors Washington, D.C., stated a constructing on the bottom was evacuated after a person “opened a suspicious bundle”, based on CNN.
A number of folks have been transported to the Malcolm Grove Medical Heart on the bottom, it stated.
“As a precaution, the constructing and connecting constructing have been evacuated, and a cordon was established across the space,” CNN stated, citing the assertion from the bottom.
“Joint Base Andrews first responders have been dispatched to the scene, decided there have been no instant threats, and have turned the scene over to the Workplace of Particular Investigations. An investigation is at present ongoing.”
The bundle contained an unknown white powder, CNN stated, citing two sources accustomed to the investigation.
An preliminary discipline check from the HAZMAT workforce didn’t detect something hazardous, however the investigation stays ongoing, added CNN, citing one of many sources accustomed to the matter.
The US Division of Protection and Joint Base Andrews didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
