BREAKING NEWS...Kamie still in lockdown at work in Downtown Anchorage

Sep 28, 2007 04:26 PM




White powder and a threatening letter are to blame for the Brady building in downtown Anchorage being placed on lockdown. The lockdown was ordered after a suspicious-looking envelope was opened in the reception area of the office of the State Attorney General around 11:30 a.m. Friday. Fourth Avenue from K to L has been closed.
A sample of the unidentified white powdery substance was sent to the state lab for testing. Test results should be known in a few hours. Anchorage Police and Hazmat crews are on scene. The building, at 1031 W. Fourth Ave., houses Anchorage offices of the state Department of Law as well as other state and private agencies. Kempton said the first call about the powder came in around 11:30 a.m.

Firefighters as well as the department’s hazardous materials team responded. About 15 firefighters in hazmat suits entered the building and removed the envelope and the white powder.

Some firefighters emerged from the building and were sprayed down at a decontamination station set up outside.

People who were inside the building at the time are remaining there. Access to the building is blocked to everyone else except emergency responders.

Fourth Avenue from K to L streets has been closed.



Kamie says she is starving because she has been locked in since before lunch time. Latest news is that she found some rations in a can of chili beans....