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Suspicious Powder in Florida Mail Room Three workers reported falling ill Tuesday after exposure to a suspicious powder in the mail room of the state attorney's office in West Palm Beach, Florida, a city spokesman said.

Two of the workers who were hospitalized had complained of headaches, nausea and vomiting. The third worker experienced a headache, and firefighters decontaminated the worker as a precaution.

One firefighter, who was equipped with an air tank, was also hospitalized for cardiac problem, but it was unclear whether it was related to the suspicious powder, city spokesman Chase Scott said.

Initial reports indicate the powder was not hazardous, but the investigation will continue, said Margaret Williams of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Other employees were in the mail room the envelope containing the powder was opened, but they did not complain of any medical problems, Scott said.

A portion of the building evacuated during the scare was reopened after workers sealed off an air duct connecting it to the mail room.

Scott said the powder was contained in an envelope, but he said authorities were not releasing information about the intended recipient or where it came from.

The FBI, U.S. postal investigators and the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office are jointly investigating the case, Miami FBI spokesman Jim Marshall said.

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