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Multiple postal service employees were medically evaluated
for possible exposure to the unexplained odor at the facility in
Hamilton Township, but it was not clear if they had been
sickened, Postal Service spokesman Ray Daiutolo said.
Hazmat responders searched and cleared the building, Daiutolo
said. An investigation into the smell is ongoing.
"The Postal Service will continue to work with authorities to
complete any additional investigations necessary to ensure the
safety of our employees, customers and mail," Daiutolo said in a
statement
The building was one of several in the area targeted in anthrax
attacks in 2001, news website NJ.com reported.
Aerial footage of the site on Friday showed workers in yellow
hazmat suits canvassing the parking lot, where dozens of mail
delivery trucks were parked.
Local police and fire officials could not be reached for
comment.
(Reporting by Laila Kearney; Editing by Will Dunham and Doina
Chiacu)
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