Suspicious letter results in hospital lockdown


Save Story
Leer en espaƱol

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

(KSL News) A suspicious letter with powder resulted in a temporary lockdown at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo this afternoon.

The letter was opened at a Provo business and two men who were exposed to the powder sealed the suspicious envelope and went to the emergency room.

The men were quarantined and that area was put on lockdown for about an hour as a precaution until HAZMAT teams could determine the powder was nontoxic. It's believed to be talcum powder.

Provo police say they are turning the case over to the FBI and postal inspectors.

Most recent Utah stories

Related topics

Utah

STAY IN THE KNOW

Get informative articles and interesting stories delivered to your inbox weekly. Subscribe to the KSL.com Trending 5.
By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to KSL.com's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

KSL Weather Forecast