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Firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement have responded to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall for a hazmat situation involving an unknown substance that was mailed to the base.

Firefighters were first dispatched to Henderson Hall, the headquarters of the U.S. Marine Corps, just after 4:30 p.m. for a hazmat call. Ft. Myer, Arlington County and Alexandria firefighters and hazmat units are all on scene, as is an “EMS task force” that is usually dispatched to mass casualty incidents.

Initial reports suggest that a certified letter was opened in one of the buildings and that it contained some sort of potentially hazardous substance, prompting an evacuation of the building and the deployment of an emergency decontamination station.

Eleven people were treated for symptoms and three were transported to the hospital in stable condition, according to the Arlington County Fire Department. Symptoms included a nose bleed and a burning sensation, according to initial reports.

“An envelope containing an unknown substance was received, today, aboard Joint Base Ft. Myer-Henderson Hall,” the statement said. “Personnel in the affected building took immediate preventative measures by evacuating the building. Base officials are coordinating with local hazmat teams and the FBI. Several Marines are receiving medical care as a result of this incident.”

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Investigators were on the scene of a hazmat incident Tuesday evening at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall next to Arlington National Cemetery and close to the Pentagon.

Three Marines were transported for treatment, the official said, and eight others who had symptoms ranging from itching to nasal irritation were being assessed.

The FBI was taking the envelope and suspicious substance to its Quantico lab for testing, a law enforcement said.

Ft. Myer Hazmat, Colonel Duggan will be giving a statement at the Air Force Memorial at 8:00 p.m

update: Ft. Myer Hazmat, There will no longer be a press conference regarding the incident. A press release will be forthcoming from the Public Affairs Office at JBMHH.

JBMHH = Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

update at 925 pm

UPDATE FROM JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL:

An envelope was received, today, aboard Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall around 3:30 p.m., on the Marine Corps side of the base. Shortly after receiving the letter, 11 people started to feel ill and caused the evacuation of the building.

Joint Base Police Department officials are working with local HAZMAT teams, NCIS and the @FBI. The building was screened and cleared, and the letter was removed.

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NCIS and the FBI are conducting a joint investigation.

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has the FBI showed up yet?

someone must have drawn them a map by now

First and foremost to those affected hope nothing long term and they recover quickly. Second, hope they catch and hang who sent it. Last but not least, God be with all the Marines who have to endure the zealous 5711's who will be on the moto boner training rampage over the next few weeks. Gas! Gas! Gas! will be the heard in every clime and place over the next month or so.

UPDATE on the incident at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall involving a suspicious letter:

We're told a Corporal, Gunnery Sergeant, and a Colonel had symptoms including burning hands and face, one person had a nose bleed

Opening mail can be performed by robots, and can be done so in an airlocked room that contains explosions. That's what's going to have to happen in the near future at government facilities.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Opening mail can be performed by robots, and can be done so in an airlocked room that contains explosions. That's what's going to have to happen in the near future at government facilities.

There are remote mail facilities in the DC area, I know of one in Suitland. I'm certain they screen mail for the White House and Congress, that level of security may not reach USMC Hqs.

I thought maybe they had served SOS at the mess hall.

(Seriously, I hope no one was injured.)