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800 tax officers in Sydney evacuated after powder scare
October 28, 2010, Thursday
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HUNDREDS of workers have been evacuated from an Australian Taxation Office building in Sydney's west after a letter containing suspicious powder was received, police said today.
The letter was opened in the mailroom of the Penrith premises about 8:20am today, police said.
An unidentified powder was found inside the envelope, causing employees to raise the alarm.
More than 800 workers were evacuated from the building and mailroom staff were quarantined.
Police, ambulance and a Hazmat team from the NSW Fire Brigades attended the scene.
A fire brigades spokesman said later the mailroom employees had shown no signs of illness.
Forensic teams had not yet determined what the powder was but employees were allowed to return to work.
The letter was opened in the mailroom of the Penrith premises about 8:20am today, police said.
An unidentified powder was found inside the envelope, causing employees to raise the alarm.
More than 800 workers were evacuated from the building and mailroom staff were quarantined.
Police, ambulance and a Hazmat team from the NSW Fire Brigades attended the scene.
A fire brigades spokesman said later the mailroom employees had shown no signs of illness.
Forensic teams had not yet determined what the powder was but employees were allowed to return to work.
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