Suspicious White Powder Found in Trump Tower Mailroom; Three People Isolated

A suspicious white powder was found Thursday night in the mail room of Trump Tower, the GOP frontrunner’s iconic headquarters and three people were exposed to the substance and put into isolation for evaluation.

Trace Gallagher: A suspicious white powder has been found at Trump Tower. #KellyFile pic.twitter.com/YyY2CTPcIL

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 29, 2016

New York Daily News reports:

Firefighters responded to Donald Trump’s Fifth Avenue skyscraper, between 56th and 57th Sts. at 8:05 p.m., an FDNY spokesman said. The police officer and civilian are being evaluated, as the investigation continues, the spokesman said.

The New York Fire Department said that there was a HazMat unit on site.

NBC reported that the people exposed to the powder were not believed to be in danger.

3 exposed to powder in Trump campaign mailroom not believed to be in danger https://t.co/PjlDgSBpKr @Checkey4NY pic.twitter.com/jAwle6ArbA

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) April 29, 2016

CNN reported that the substance was in an envelope addressed to Trump, and that it was opened by an intern who resealed it after seeing the powder and contacted the authorities.

Donald Trump is in California.

In March, Trump’s son Eric received a envelope of white powder and a threatening note — though it was determined to be harmless.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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