A suspicious substance was sent to a Marine base in Arlington, Virginia on Tuesday which sickened eleven people and sent them to the hospital. A Hazmat team was sent to investigate.
NBC News reported:
Substance in envelope sickens 11 at Marine base in Virginia
Eleven people reported feeling ill and three were taken to a hospital Tuesday after an envelope containing an unidentified substance was opened at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in suburban Washington, D.C., officials said.
The fire department in Arlington, Virginia, where the facility is located, said the three hospitalized victims were stable but that their conditions weren’t immediately available.
A gunnery sergeant opened the envelope, which was received at about 4 p.m. ET, the base said Tuesday night. People who were exposed reported symptoms including itchy hands and faces and bloody noses, a Marine official told NBC News. The building was evacuated immediately.
Here are some related tweets:
Closely following the situation at Ft. Myer in Arlington. This is scary, I hope very much that everyone involved will be alright. https://t.co/19WHBmUNCp
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) February 27, 2018
#Update: Ft Myer Hazmat, 11 people started feeling ill after letter was opened in consolidated admin building. 3 were transported. Condition not known. Ft Myer PIO enroute.
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) February 27, 2018
#Update: Ft Myer, 3 transported patients in stable condition. Command is scaling back incident starting to put some units in service. Investigation ongoing.
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) February 27, 2018
UPDATE FROM JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL:
An envelope was received, today, aboard Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall around 3:30 p.m., on the Marine Corps side of the base. Shortly after receiving the letter, 11 people started to feel ill and caused the evacuation of the building.
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) February 28, 2018
That’s a little scary, isn’t it?
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