NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Two workers were
hospitalized after opening a package at John F. Kennedy International
Airport Sunday, but the substance inside – initially feared to be nerve
gas – turned out only to be beauty supplies.
As CBS 2’s Steve Langford reported, it was a tense scene at the U.S.
Postal Service facility at the eastern edge of the airport Sunday. Port
Authority police, the FDNY, and an FBI hazardous response team all
rushed to the scene after the workers reported feeling ill.
In this post-9/11 world, authorities respond quickly and forcefully
out of an abundance of caution, especially at an installation like JFK.
Meanwhile, as 1010 WINS’ Gary Baumgarten reported, the mail
processing center workers who opened the package were taken to Franklin
General Hospital in Valley Stream shortly after 3 p.m., according to
FDNY Emergency Medical Services. Both were in good condition.
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