Unknown Powder at Federal Building Downtown
Incident #: 2012025236 Date of Incident: 6/19/2012 Issuing Officer: Bruce Moline/Battalion Chief
Narrative:
At 11:40 A.M. on June 19th, 2012 the Spokane Fire Department responded with it's Hazardous Materials Team from Station 1 downtown along with additional fire crews to a report of an unknown powder substance at the Federal Building located at 920 W. Riverside. An employee inside the building had noticed this substance inside the women's bathroom on the first and sixth floors. Occupants were kept out of these general areas and the bathroom doors locked to isolate the incident. Federal Protective Services coordinated their efforts with the Fire Department and ensured the safety of all occupants. Once they arrived, the Spokane Fire Department Hazardous Materials Team donned their protective clothing and entered the structure making sure a "Hot Zone" was created. As the situation unfolded, it was reported that there may be another substance present on the 5th floor in a bathroom. After this third location was confirmed, The Haz Mat Team used their Mass Spectrometer instrument and were able to take samples and successfully identify all three substances found in each of the bathrooms. All substances were determined to be safe and ranged from "food additive" to "thickener" and "chalk". At this time, the building was turned back over for normal business. There were no injuries reported.
Cause:
Unknown powder substance present in three bathrooms on different levels of government building.
Damage:
No damage.
# Firefighters Responding: 12
Dollar Loss: $0
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