Tuesday, March 25, 2008

SUSPICIOUS MATERIAL FOUND IN DC

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ONE MAN IS DEAD in an apparent suicide, and 13 people, including 11 fire personnel, were taken to hospitals after a hazardous material was found in a single-family dwelling in Northwest. D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter said authorities were called to the home in the 4300 block of 36th Street about 4:40 p.m. Monday. A dead man was found with a small vial of the substance lying next to him.

Fire officials said police left the home and summoned the hazmat crew, which is standard procedure. Etter said 11 fire personnel, one police officer and one neighbor were taken to local hospitals as a precaution, adding, that because a police investigation is under way, the fire department will not identify the dangerous substance.

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