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White Powder Haz Mat Scare At A Long Beach Office Building
By Jackawa Jackson | April 30, 2009
On the afternoon of April 30, 2009, Long Beach Fire Department units responded to a 7-story office building located at 3800 Kilroy Airport Way. Office workers on the 3rd floor found what they described as a white powder on a chair and floor of a conference room. They also described a very foul odor in the area of the substance. The 60 workers on the effected floor were evacuated and the Long Beach Fire Department Hazardous Materials team was called in to identify the substance. Entry to the area was denied to all but the specially trained and equipped Haz Mat members. Law enforcement agencies spoke with witnesses in an effort to determine if there was a credible threat or an intentional crime. A small sample of the material was brought to a secured, outside area where city health/haz mat personnel tested it. Fortunately, the substance was determined to be non-hazardous. In situations such as this, every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of the public, our members and other assisting agencies. There were no injuries reported to citizens or to first responders.
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