AMNY – March 29, 2017
by Nicole Brown
Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after reports of a possible hazardous material at LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday morning, the Port Authority said. The unknown white substance, found in a bag at a checkpoint in Terminal B, Concourse D, was later determined to be “a food substance,” said the Port Authority, which did not disclose any other details about the suspicious material.
The bag had set off an alarm at the checkpoint, Port Authority police were notified and the concourse was closed at about 5:45 a.m., the Transportation Security Administration said.
Three people, including two TSA agents, came in contact with the substance, Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said. They were taken to Elmhurst Hospital, an FDNY spokeswoman said.
The bag and the substance were later removed from the airport, Port Authority spokeswoman Lenis Rodrigues said.
Terminal B, Concourse D was closed for about 40 minutes and reopened just before 6:30 a.m., Rodrigues said. There were some check-in delays as a result of the incident.
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