Suspicious White Powder Found At Trump Tower

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A suspicious white powder was found at Trump Tower late Wednesday, but the substance was not believed to be hazardous.

Police were called around 3:50 p.m. after finding a white powdery substance in the mailroom in the basement of Trump Tower, police said sources told CBS2.

The NYPD and FDNY hazmat crews rushed to the scene, sources said. The building was not evacuated and there were no injuries, police said.

The area was decontaminated and rendered safe, sources said.

The substance did not appear to be hazardous, sources said.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was investigating, and the powder was shipped to a lab to be tested for further investigation.

Back in April, an envelope containing a suspicious white powdery substance caused a scare when it was opened at a campaign office of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the tower, but it later was deemed to be harmless.