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2 sickened by mail package, taken to Maryland hospital
BALTIMORE — Police in Maryland say two people have been sickened after opening a package that they received in the mail.
Frederick Police Lt. Clark Pennington says the two went to a hospital for treatment and brought the package with them, and the hospital was considered a hazmat scene.
Pennington says when the people opened the package about noon Tuesday, they began to feel burning and had difficulty breathing.
Pennington says they took the package to Frederick Memorial Hospital. Decontamination tents were set up outside the emergency room.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2-sickened-by-mail-package-taken-to-maryland-hospital/2017/05/02/5b7c16e8-2f66-11e7-a335-fa0ae1940305_story.html