Milwaukee City Hall suspicious package found; contents not hazardous
Hazardous materials response at Milwaukee City Hall
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Fire Department has determined there was nothing hazardous or dangerous in a package that was delivered to the offices of the Milwaukee Election Commission (MEC) on Friday, Nov. 8.
The package was delivered to the 5th floor offices of the MEC. Around 9 a.m. Friday, workers there called 911 after it was determined the contents of an envelope had liquid on it.
"It was just the moisture. There was no message. There was nothing in there, nothing untoward. It was just the moisture inside the envelope. That seemed very odd," said Paulina Gutierrez, Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission.
Hazardous materials response at Milwaukee City Hall
The Milwaukee Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Response Team was dispatched to City Hall.
The south side of the 5th floor was evacuated – but the rest of City Hall remained open while investigators checked out the package.
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Milwaukee fire officials conducted a variety of tests – to determine if there are any threats as a result of this package.
"We have tested. We are happy to report that there are very, very. We have a pretty intense testing process. We can find nothing that is dangerous or hazardous at this time, and that's excellent news," said Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski.
The package will get further testing from the state.
"First responders came, everybody did their job. And I feel really good about going back up there and getting the job done because we've got a lot of work to do before certification," Gutierrez said.
Hazardous materials response at Milwaukee City Hall
A person who was exposed to the package and its contents was evaluated. That person indicated feeling no impact – and declined transport to a hospital for further testing.