QUANTICO, Va. — The scene is now clear, and what officials at Quantico thought was a suspicious white powdery substance at the town’s post office turned out to be nothing.
A HAZMAT team called to the post office was cleared at 9:40 a.m., according to a base spokesman. The post office was closed about 10 a.m. today after a suspicious substance was found, according to base officials.
Two Marine Corps Postal Specialists, a civilian postal clerk, and a customer were inside the building when the substance was found. Emergency personelle that have cleared the scene included military police and firefighters, bomb disposal specialists, and a HAZMAT team.
