Spill of suspicious powder forces Rainbow Bridge closing
May 30, 2005
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A spill of suspicious white powder forced the shutdown of the Rainbow Bridge during the height of holiday traffic Sunday, triggering hazardous materials teams into action and prompting an FBI investigation.
The bridge was closed to traffic at 5:45 p.m., officials said, and traffic was rerouted to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. It was reopened shortly before 10:30. Barry Morrissey, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said some officers working on the bridge had throat and nose irritation, though none required hospitalization.
The officers apparently were looking at cash that someone had hidden in their vehicle with some substance mixed with it that caused the irritation, FBI spokesman Paul Moskal said.
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