Hazmat Team Investigates Powdery Substance Found At Boston Courthouse
BOSTON (CBS) -- Officials say a couple workers got a bit of a scare on Monday after an unknown powdery substance was found on the second floor of the federal courthouse in Boston on Monday.
Police were called to the scene around 3:30 p.m. after workers found a white substance in an envelope.
Fire officials say a hazmat team was then called in. They checked the envelope and no hazardous readings were detected.
The substance will be analyzed at a state medical lab in Jamaica Plain.
The incident remains under investigation.
No additional information was immediately available.
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