Hazmat at KC Federal Reserve

[beaven]

http://www.kmbz.com/HAZMAT-crews-converge-on-Federal-Reserve/16693665

Kansas City firefighters and HAZMAT crews are responding to the Federal Reserve in Kansas City on reports of an "unknown substance."

Employees in a cash processing area were taken out of the building. One person had a reaction when they came into contact with the substance while handling a bag of money.

KMBZ's Bill Grady reports that employee was taken to the hospital. Several others were also decontaminated and treated at the scene for breathing problems.

The employees injuries are not life-threatening.

The Federal Reserve released a statement saying, "The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is working with local authorities on an incident that appears to be isolated to our cash processing area."

 

[Zippyjuan]

Update:
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/27/4316680/hazmat-incident-reported-at-federal.html

A substance that triggered a hazardous materials scare at the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City on Thursday morning turned out not to be dangerous, officials said.

A hazardous material investigation caused a partial evacuation of the Federal Reserve Building on Thursday in Kansas City.

“The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has determined the substance at issue is non-hazardous,” Bill Medley, a Federal Reserve spokesman, said through an email Thursday afternoon. “The Bank has resumed normal operations.”

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/06/27/4316680/hazmat-incident-reported-at-federal.html#storylink=cpy

 

[kathy88]

I'd probably be overly cautious if I worked for those pigs, too...

 

[thoughtomator]

False alarm, the unknown substance turned out to be a copy of generally accepted accounting principles.

 

[CaptUSA]

Somebody probably knocked over some non-dairy coffee creamer. Panic ensues.

 

[Seraphim]

LOL!

False alarm, the unknown substance turned out to be a copy of generally accepted accounting principles.

 

[Acala]

Tungsten

 

[Zippyjuan]

Tungsten

Is that a major problem with paper?

 

[Dr.3D]

Is that a major problem with paper?

No, they just try to cover their paper losses with it disguised as gold.

 

[Czolgosz]

Somebody probably knocked over some non-dairy coffee creamer. Panic ensues.

this lol

 

[green73]

Um, where's the toxic assets joke?

 

[kpitcher]

Any of those employees who had breathing troubles from nothing were just hyper inflating the situation.

 

[Michigan11]

give me gold fuckers