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Crews respond to suspicious substance at Naval facility in Everett, WA
A suspicious substance was discovered at the Navy facility in Everett on Monday, prompting a three-alarm hazmat response.
EVERETT, Wash. - Reports of a suspicious substance at the Navy facility in Everett prompted a three-alarm hazmat response on Monday.
According to Naval Station Everett, the Navy responded to reports of a suspicious substance found in the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit Everett clinic at around 1 p.m.
The Everett Fire Department later announced that the incident was contained to a single building, and everyone inside had been evacuated.
In an update at 3 p.m., Everett Fire said an inorganic material was detected, which was deemed to not be hazardous.
As a precaution, clinic personnel who were near the package were taken to a local medical facility for evaluation. No injuries were reported.
The Source: Information in this story comes from Naval Station Everett and the Everett Fire Department.
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