Suspicious powder found at RI Secretary of State’s office

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A person was taken to the hospital Friday after an unidentified powder was found at the R.I. Secretary of State’s Office in Providence.

Kristy dosReis, a spokesperson for the Providence Police Department, told 12 News a hazmat team responded to West River Street and will investigate along with R.I. State Police and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM).

The person was brought to a nearby hospital “out of an abundance of caution” and wasn’t experiencing any symptoms, according to dosReis…

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