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Chemical agent detected at Capitol Hill... ALL CLEAR!

#1 Postby conestogo_flood » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:48 pm

CNN just had it on, they don't have much information.

Strange alarms rang in the capitol building, 200 were evacuated to safe areas, and many people may be exposed to a bio agent. Hazmat teams are on the scene.

Watch your news stations for a news conference coming up soon.
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#2 Postby conestogo_flood » Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:51 pm

Senators are being quaranteened. Tests are being done to confirm if it is a biological nerve agent. This is in the Russell Senate Building.

1st test was positive. 2nd test was negative. 3rd test being done.
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#3 Postby conestogo_flood » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:03 pm

200 senators and staffers have been sent into a parking garage. Tests being done under way. Alarm that sounded was one that detects bio agents... Hazardous Materials Alarm. Apparantly went off in the attic.
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#4 Postby Stephanie » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:05 pm

Crap... :(
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#5 Postby Brent » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:11 pm

High probability this is a false alarm. The police don't even seem to be taking it that seriously.

BTW: Chemical agent, not biological according to CNN.
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#6 Postby conestogo_flood » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:11 pm

I hope it is a false alarm, 200 people is a lot.
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#7 Postby Skywatch_NC » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:22 pm

200 staffers and about 8 senators.

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#8 Postby Brent » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:25 pm

conestogo_flood wrote:I hope it is a false alarm, 200 people is a lot.


No symptoms though. If this were real, someone would be having them by now.

CNN is going a little overboard IMO. MSNBC and FNC have the regular shows on and have only briefly mentioned it.
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#9 Postby conestogo_flood » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:23 pm

Doesn't look like much anymore. False alarm by the looks of it.
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#10 Postby conestogo_flood » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:38 pm

ALL CLEAR!
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#11 Postby gtalum » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:57 am

I wish they'd wait for confirmation before blasting out scaremongering stories.
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