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Hazardous substance incident at workplace in Örebro

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Key Points
  • Staff at a workplace in Örebro got an unknown powder on them while handling an object.
  • Police have isolated the object and affected individuals and cordoned off the area.
  • Other staff have been evacuated as authorities investigate the hazardous substance.

Police responded to a workplace in Örebro after an alarm about the release of a hazardous substance. According to police, staff at the workplace handled an object and got an unknown powder on them. The police stated it is unclear what the powder is, so the object and those nearby have been isolated.

The area has been cordoned off, and other staff have been evacuated. Sources report the incident occurred at a workplace, with one specifying it involved the Swedish Transport Agency. Police noted that initial information may change.

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