Three people from Scott Air Force Base in southwestern Illinois were hospitalized with rashes Wednesday and parts of the facility were evacuated after a suspicious package arrived at the base's mail center.
Capt. Kathleen Ferrero said 14 people were decontaminated on site and the three others were treated at a hospital in Belleville, Ill., then released. All were near the area of the base's mail center and may have been exposed, she said.
"Currently we're responding to a suspicious package that occurred at the official mail center (Building 1650)," air base spokesman Lt. Benjamin Garland tells CBS station KMOX St. Louis.
KMOX also reported that Hazmat crews are at the scene investigating the matter. It added the education center, bowling alley, and Airman Family Readiness Center are closed until further notice.
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