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Postal powder scare april 2003 { April 22 2003 }

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Powder Found at Tacoma Mail Facility

The Associated Press
Tuesday, April 22, 2003; 10:48 AM

TACOMA, Wash. - A Tacoma mail distribution facility was evacuated early Tuesday after some white powder was found at the building. A preliminary test indicated the powder might be a biotoxin, a fire department spokeswoman said.

Fire Capt. Jolene Davis said the material was found about 12:45 a.m. PDT on a table where mail is processed. Four people who were close to it were decontaminated as a precaution, she said, but no injuries were reported and no one showed any signs of being ill.

Officials did not identify what the powder might be, but Postal Inspector Jeff Scobba said it was not anthrax. He and Davis cautioned that the preliminary test might give a false result.

An Army National Guard unit from nearby Fort Lewis, which has better equipment for determining biohazards, was called in to help investigate, Davis said.

She said 94 people were evacuated from the building.

Scobba said the source of the powder was not known, but that all letters in the area had been bagged.

He said no threats had been received.


© 2003 The Associated Press


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