Suspicious package probed at emergency agency

Mon Sep 8, 2008 10:56am EDT
 
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leaking, smelly package in the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency mail room forced an evacuation of the headquarters building, a fire department official said on Monday.

Washington, D.C., fire department spokesman Alan Etter said an X-ray of the package showed a need for further investigation, and a hazardous materials team was taking air samples.

"Nobody is injured, nobody is sick," Etter said.

(Reporting by Randall Mikkelsen)

 
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