PITTSBURGH — Hazmat responded to the Peoples Gas building on Pittsburgh’s North Shore after an employee opened an envelope that contained an “unknown substance,” public safety officials said.
Emergency crews were on scene at the business in the 300 block of North Shore Drive.
Around 300 employees sheltered in place while crews tested the substance.
Public safety officials said the substance was determined to be flour.
Employees who were evacuated will be let back into the building.
A spokesperson for Peoples Gas release the following statement following the incident:
“This morning, a Peoples’ employee at Peoples’ North Shore headquarters alerted building security after opening an envelope containing an unknown substance.
“Peoples’ team immediately initiated emergency response procedures, including notifying appropriate authorities. Around 10 am, Pittsburgh Public Safety investigators determined the substance was harmless and cleared the building to resume normal operations.”
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