major stench in the area of the White House emerged from the sewer system
and spread into the Treasury Department and the American Bar Association,
resulting in an evacuation. It is unclear from the article whether the
Antichrist was at home when the stench first appeared.
Evacuation at the Treasury Department, ABA Because of Chemical Spill
The Associated Press
Published: Jan 30, 2003
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Workers at the Treasury Department and at American Bar
Association offices near the White House were evacuated Thursday due to a
chemical spill, and the environmental crime unit of the police department
will investigate the incident, authorities reported.
Treasury Department spokeswoman Tara Bradshaw said the evacuation shortly
after 6 p.m. EST was a precautionary measure stemming from an odor that
seemed to be coming from the sewer system. Traffic in the area was tied up.
Police investigated a similar situation a year ago when someone dumped a
petroleum product at a water and sewer pumping station in the southeast
part of the District of Columbia. That case hasn't been solved.
District of Columbia Fire Department spokesman Alan Etter said it appeared
that a petroleum product, possibly diesel fuel, was involved in the latest
spill.
Etter said hazardous material teams found the substance progressing through
the sewer system and that fumes eventually got into air ducts.
Etter said the environmental crime unit will investigate to see if the
spill was deliberate.
No one was hurt, according to Etter, although workers complained of
headaches and nausea.
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