Firefighters and hazmat officials are investigating an “unknown irritant” in the air reported at a senior facility in Oceanside Wednesday night. Oceanside.
Authorities have given an all clear after investigating a suspicious envelope that was sent to Nashville s legal department Wednesday morning, according to city officials.
The first floor of the Metro Courthouse was evacuated shortly after a suspicious substance was delivered around 10 a.m. Two people who came in contact with the item were isolated isolated as Hazmat crews arrived on scene to investigate.
The Nashville Fire Department said the envelope was removed from the building and that no dangerous substances were identified.
The FBI will be conducting an investigation.
Metro s legal and finances departments is on the other side of the mayor s office on the first floor.
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todd: when it s a diesel situation, do you have hazmat on scene. absolutely. just to make sure everybody is safe. hazmat crews. everything is safe at this point. there is no danger to anyone in the nearby area of lexington county of cayse, of pine ridge it actually happened about a mile away from the south carolina state emergency operation center. so, we re functioning in sort of a supporting role for those local first responders and making sure that they if they need any resources, we can get it to them very quickly. ed: derrec, thi this is ed henry we have rachel campos duffy as well. you confirm that we had heard there were two dead you raised the number from 50 injured to at least 70. i want to ask you a little bit more about that. it sounded like some positive news that i want to
townhouses in montgomery county at 5:45 p.m. hazmat crews arrived and asked residents to leave. fire officials say they were getting high readings of a volatile organic compound in basements there. they say the vocs seemed to be coming from sump pumps. volatile organic compound include variety of chemicals emitted as gases. environmental protection agency says they can cause irritation to the eyes, nose and throat, headaches, nausea, loss of coordination and in more severe cases vocs can damage the liver, kidneys and central nervous system and some are linked to cancer. officials are looking to identify the specific chemical in this case and its source. jenna. jenna: mystery. patti ann, thank you. jon: actor and comedian tracy morgan being released now from a rehab hospital where he was recovering from critical injuries he suffered when involved in a crash that killed one of his friends. police say a walmart tractor-trailer rig smashed into