White powder found at Minn. building was talc
A mysterious white powder that prompted part of a federal office building in St. Paul to be evacuated appears to be harmless.
An employee discovered a suspicious package containing the powder Monday at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building. The employee had to be decontaminated after opening the package and getting a small amount of the powder on his hands.
KARE-TV reports employees working in that section were evacuated while a hazmat team removed the package.
A spokesman for the U.S. General Services Administration, David Wilkinson, tells The Associated Press initial tests show the white powder is harmless talc.
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The building houses six federal agencies and about 1,900 employees.
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Information from: KARE-TV
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