2 Packages Release Smoke, Odor at Maryland Government Buildings

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

HANOVER, Md. -- Two packages ignited when they were opened Thursday at state government buildings 20 miles apart, slightly burning the fingers of two employees but not seriously injuring anyone, police said.

Authorities were investigating a third suspicious package at a state office building in Baltimore, but it was not clear if it was related to the other two.

One of the two packages that ignited was addressed to Gov. Martin O'Malley and the other to the state transportation department. The State Fire Marshal's office did not find any explosive material in either.

"When both packages were opened there was a reaction that caused a flash of fire, a brief flash of fire, smoke and a smell," state police spokesman Greg Shipley said. "This is not to be compared with a significant explosion that you think of when you say that word."

One was opened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jeffrey Building, a state office building just blocks from the State House in downtown Annapolis, and another 15 minutes later at the Maryland Department of Transportation building in Hanover, near Baltimore's airport.

The employee who burned his fingers there was taken to the hospital, as were three other people who were concerned because they were near the package when it was opened.
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Hopefully this isn't a percurser to something bigger in the works.