2 people treated for Haz-Mat exposure at Orange County Sherriff's Office in Orlando, Fla

[Ian David]

GLIDE Number: HZ-20080407-16213-USA
Date / time: 07/04/2008 17:19:29
Event: HAZMAT
Area: North-America
Country: USA
State/County: State of Florida
City: Orlando
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: 2 persons
Damage level: Minor

Description:

Police, fire, EMS, and Haz-Mat units have responded to an incident at the Orange County sheriff's office. The Orange County Sheriff's Office has also been evacuated after a "suspicious package" was discovered inside the building.

According to very preliminary reports, at least two people are being treated for some sort of "exposure," though the details of their illness/injury is not presently known.

The sheriff's office, is located at 2500 W. Colonial Drive at John Young Parkway, where the incident began at about 10:10 a.m. this morning, authorities said. HAZMAT personnel are on the scene and are working to evaluate and make the package safe for removal.

The contents of the package are not currently clear.

More:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?lang=eng&id=16213


Updates:


Suspicious package inspected at Orange County Sheriff's Office
(Published April 07, 2008)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Employees are returning to the Orange County Sheriff's Office as investigators inspect a suspicious package delivered to the agency's headquarters.

The Orlando building was evacuated Monday morning. Sheriff's spokeswoman Susan Soto says two employees had burning and watery eyes after coming into contact with the package. They were treated at the scene. No injuries were reported.

More:
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/124/story/125259.html


Also:


Suspicious Envelope Causes Evacuation Of Sheriff's Office
Monday, April 07, 2008 1:25:04 PM

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Capt. Angelo Nieves, of the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said two people who handled the envelope felt ill shortly afterwards. The two people were treated but were not taken to the hospital.

Chief David Haley, of the Fire and Rescue, said the affected people had difficulty breathing after they were in contact with a fluid that was leaking from the envelope. He said when the Hazmat team got the envelope, a plastic bag had been placed over it.

Haley said the person who had delivered the envelope had called in sick. They said the envelope had gone through the mail room and had been taken to an office by department couriers.



More:
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/4/7/suspicious_package_causes_evacuation_of_sheriff39s_office.html

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

1. Mickey Mouse

spreading the Hantavirus again . . .

[liberal1973]

2. lol

B-)

[kestrel91316]

3. We had a hazmat/bomb scare ruckus across the street from my office

a couple of years ago on a Sunday AM.

I was talking to one of the cops standing around, and he said there was a duffle bag at the bank building. I speculated that it was probably some homeless person's junk (we have a persistent problem with them here). He agreed. And it turned out that's exactly what it was.

10-15 cop cars, the bomb squad, dogs, helicopters..........hours and hours of traffic completely stopped on the main drag..............for a bag of dirty clothes and used fast food wrappers........We have lost our minds.

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. But we all feel safer now, right? - Fighting "them" over there so we don't have to fight them here

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only problem is

We are creating more of "them" by killing millions of innocents overseas

as well as bringing back young soldiers with mental anguish over what they have seen and done in the ME.

A total "lose lose" situation