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No threat or powder in Scott Air Force Base mail.

St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)

| September 01, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2008 St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Joel Currier and Kim Bell

Sept. 01--Three people at Scott Air Force Base were taken to a hospital and emergency responders put 13 others through decontamination over fears they might have been exposed to an unknown chemical described as smelling like sulfur. Those treated at a hospital have been released and Col. Michael Hornitschek said "there's no threat to the local community." Three people at the post office on base reported either trouble breathing, a rash or both about 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to Hornitschek. Authorities believed they were sickened by a chemical odor that originated in a mail bin where employees were sorting packages. Employees described the odor as a …

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