Spokane – The Spokane County Courthouse was evacuated for more than an hour when workers felt ill after a package was opened.
Spokane Assistant Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said two clerks and sheriff’s deputy got sore throats, headaches and chest pains Thursday morning after the box was opened by one of the clerks.
The Spokesman-Review said five workers in the vicinity were quickly asked to leave the area. Officials then decided to evacuate the whole building. The adjacent Public Safety Building also was evacuated.
Schaeffer said the box was tested and nothing hazardous was found.
The FBI and postal inspectors are leading the investigation.
