(Wikipedia)
***UPDATE***
The suspicious package, a briefcase, was found to not contain any harmful materials.
***ORIGINAL STORY BELOW***
The National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. has been evacuated after reports of a suspicious package being found on the building’s second floor, reports NBC Washington.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. The Building is Being Searched
Just got evacuated from the National Air and Space Museum! The whole place just got cleared. Hope everyone's safe!
— Kathleen Parrish (@kathleen10516) March 26, 2014
The entire building has been cleared and the building is being searched by cops and the fire department.
2. There Was a Passed Out Man Near the Package
A man was also found passed out on the second floor close to where the package was found. Lelani Woods, a spokeswoman for the Park Police, said “We are trying to determine if the package and the man are related.”
3. There Are Street Closures All Around the Museum
A massive police presence on scene along Independence Avenue in D.C. The police in D.C. have told motorists that there are street closures at 4th/Independence Ave; 7th/Independence Ave & 600 blk of Independence Ague. The museum is just five minutes from the White House.
4. There is One Claim of a Fire in the Building
GUYS IM SCARED THERES A FIRE AT THE NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSUEM
— Alice (@alice_kiwi_) March 26, 2014
On tweeter claimed she saw a fire in the museum.
5. This is the First Major Incident at the Museum This Year
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The last time the museum was in the news for the wrong reasons was in December 2013, when workers protested the low wages they were being paid at the facility.
