Facebook headquarters evacuated after reports of sarin package
#NOW: @menlofire crews are at the scene of a hazmat call at a Facebook warehouse facility on Hamilton Ave. in Menlo Park. FBI and National Guard have been called to assist. Two employees were tested for possible chemical exposure, but have shown no symptoms, per fire marshal.pic.twitter.com/iL8DkKZGfU
Fire officials say routine tests for chemicals detected the presence of sarin in a #Facebook mail facility. It’s possible that the detection is a false positive. We expect to get a briefing from @menlofire within the hour. Facebook officials have yet to comment. #ABC7Nowpic.twitter.com/BcRnQePuYW
#Facebook statement: “We evacuated four buildings and are conducting a thorough investigation in coordination with local authorities. Authorities have not yet identified the substance found. As of now, three of the evacuated buildings have been cleared for repopulation.”
Per Menlo Fire:
- Facebook runs all their mail through a machine that can detect dangerous substances.
- Today, that machine alerted employees that a package might contain sarin; nobody was actually exposed.
- @facebook protocol is to alert the fire dept to remove/test substance
The FBI is sending agents to a Facebook mail handling center in Menlo Park out of due diligence following reports that two people were possibly exposed to sarin.https://abc7ne.ws/2J3Qb20
A Facebook mail facility in Menlo Park, California, was evacuated after an item tested positive for the nerve agent sarin. No employees were exposed, and more testing is being done. https://cnn.it/2JuYKlt pic.twitter.com/Lp6MowHqJs
The FBI confirms to @AP that agents are responding to a Facebook mail processing facility in Menlo Park, California at the request of local HazMat crews after a package tested positive for the nerve agent sarin. More here:https://apnews.com/062ed1865a1a4521abd601fb594d563a …
Emergency hazmat crews are at a Facebook mailing facility in Menlo Park after a machine alerted employees Monday that a package might contain sarin, fire officials said. The investigation continues: http://nbcbay.com/ph6aViD pic.twitter.com/zbH8YzSskv
Haz mat teams geared up and getting ready to go inside the Facebook mailing facility after receiving a suspicious package that tested positive for sarin gas two of three times. Crews have not identified the substance yet. The mail facility is about a mile from FB HQ @kron4newspic.twitter.com/q9CvstmBsL
UPDATE: Haz Mat crews entering #Facebook mail facility in Menlo Park. At 11 a.m. a machine that can detect dangerous substances, notified workers that a package in question might contain sarin.
Info: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Possible-Sarin-Exposure-Facebook-Mailing-Facility-512068541.html?9888 …pic.twitter.com/BoPgdfoIJg
UPDATE: Hazmat crews just came out of the #Facebook mail facility, after about 40 minutes inside. They’re getting scrubbed/sprayed down over small blue pools. We’re expecting more details soon from Menlo Park FD. https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Possible-Sarin-Exposure-Facebook-Mailing-Facility-512068541.html …pic.twitter.com/R0BFIQl01z
#UPDATE: results from first haz mat entry are inconclusive. A second crew is gearing up now to go back inside the Facebook mailing facility @kron4newspic.twitter.com/Xljaqu7h3t
UPDATE: Hazmat crews enter the #Facebook mail facility for a 2nd time. These tests will last until at least midnight. FD says it’s not a specific package, but rather a large bag of mail the processing machine signaled on. We’ll be live at 11 with the latest on @nbcbayareapic.twitter.com/SFrYxZJV4B
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