Hazmat Crew Checks Out Substance At DIA
Red Powder Found On A Piece Of Paper On Tarmac
POSTED: 10:08 p.m. MDT October 11, 2001
UPDATED: 11:14 a.m. MDT October 12, 2001
DENVER -- A hazardous materials team was dispatched to the Denver International Airport Thursday evening to check out a mysterious red powder that was found on a piece of paper on the tarmac.
The small folded paper fell out of the cargo hold of a plane at Gate 28 on Concourse A at about 8 p.m., 7NEWS reported.
The powder inside the envelope was contained and was not a threat to planes or people, 7NEWS reported. The investigation created no problems for passengers, and planes were allowed to arrive and depart on time.
The team was able to determine that the substance was not dangerous, but "they don't have the equipment to identify it positively at the scene, so they called the Guard folks at Buckley," said DIA spokesman Dan Melfi.
The envelope was sealed and was taken to Buckley Air Force Base to be analyzed Friday.
It was the second time in one day that hazmat crews were called to the airport on the report of a mysterious substance.
The first time, the crew was sent to the U.S. Postal/air mail cargo area at DIA when postal employees, who were training for a preparedness drill, forgot to get rid of a package purposely placed there during the test.
A non-postal employee found the package and called police because it contained a white powder. It turned out to be baby powder.
The small folded paper fell out of the cargo hold of a plane at Gate 28 on Concourse A at about 8 p.m., 7NEWS reported.
The powder inside the envelope was contained and was not a threat to planes or people, 7NEWS reported. The investigation created no problems for passengers, and planes were allowed to arrive and depart on time.
The team was able to determine that the substance was not dangerous, but "they don't have the equipment to identify it positively at the scene, so they called the Guard folks at Buckley," said DIA spokesman Dan Melfi.
The envelope was sealed and was taken to Buckley Air Force Base to be analyzed Friday.
It was the second time in one day that hazmat crews were called to the airport on the report of a mysterious substance.
The first time, the crew was sent to the U.S. Postal/air mail cargo area at DIA when postal employees, who were training for a preparedness drill, forgot to get rid of a package purposely placed there during the test.
A non-postal employee found the package and called police because it contained a white powder. It turned out to be baby powder.
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