Downtown building evacuated; 5 people react to powder-filled letter

[maxrandb]

Source: Columbus Dispatch

Workers are returning to a Downtown building that was evacuated after a letter containing a "powdery substance" caused eye irritation and headaches for at least five people, according to the Columbus Fire Division.

Fire officials received the first call about the letter at 9:45 a.m.

The former Lazarus building, at 50 W. Town St., houses several state government offices, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Job and Family Services, and the Department of Insurance.

Streets around the building were closed but are expected to re-open.



Read more: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/04/07/building-evacuated.html?sid=101

[arcadian]

1. Teabaggers

[Roland99]

2. Terrorist Party members.

[Xenotime]

12. Yup.

[valerief]

8. The immense resources of teabagger sponsors. nt

[superconnected]

11. +1

[KansDem]

3. I'm going to wait until more information is available, but my first thought was...

"This is what happens when you don't come down hard the first time."

[RKP5637]

4. Exactly! It becomes contagious and a hateful fad. n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Another report says it was at the Dept. of Jobs and Family Services offices.

[Ozymanithrax]

6. A bit more information here...

http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/hazmat_crews_evacuate_downtown_building/34749/

[HughMoran]

7. tks

It doesn't appear to have been a powder, but an odor of some sort. Envelope was from a reputable company, that's all they know.

[maxrandb]

13. Someone mailed my daughters sneakers????

[ProgressiveProfessor]

9. Sounds like my house

I am doing some drywalling, white powder that gets everywhere...

[Winterblues]

10. Must move forward, this is now in the past....

:shrug:

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. The former "Lazarus" building?

That's rich.

[maxrandb]

16. Lazarus was a pretty big Department Store chain at one time

Think Macy's for the Midwest.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

15. Two schools in Dallas got hit with the powder letters yesterday.

One in Garland and one in Sachse. Both were evacuated.

http://dallas.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/dl040610.htm