DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- Des Plaines police are investigating a potential hazmat situation at their headquarters on Friday evening.
A suspicious package was found there around 4:30 p.m., prompting a large response not only from the Des Plaines Fire Department, but also several other local and federal agencies.
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City officials offered no description of what was inside, but clearly they were concerned about the possibility it contained a hazardous substance. Chopper 7 was over the scene, where firefighters were seen brushing off a first responder in a hazmat suit.
Two Des Plaines Police Department staff members, who were close to the package when it was found, were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening symptoms for evaluation.
Investigators closing down Miner Street, a main thoroughfare running through the middle of town, and the police station, so hazmat crews could respond. They also called for a hazmat identifier from Mount Prospect to try to help them determine what substance may have been in the package.
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Police operations were temporarily moved to City Hall, but eventually resumed back at the station around 8 p.m.
Police did not immediately provide further information.