Suspected cocaine in mail brings hazmat team to Peoples Gas building

Hazmat was called to the Peoples Gas building on Pittsburgh’s North Shore after an employee opened a piece of mail containing what appeared to be cocaine on Wednesday, officials said.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said firefighters and a hazmat team were called to the building on North Shore Drive just after 3 p.m. after an employee opened mail that had a small amount of white powder inside a plastic bag enclosed in an envelope.

The hazmat team tested the substance, and authorities said it appears to be cocaine. Pittsburgh police will investigate…

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