UPDATE 5:36 p.m.
All roads have reopened
UPDATE 5:15 p.m.
All ambulances are returning to service. No patients are being transported to the hospital. The package has been deemed harmless.
UPDATE 4:50 p.m.
The package was shipped through Amazon. The package was unopened when received by Hazmat. No powdered substance was found inside.
UPDATE 4:38 p.m.
There are now a possible 12 patients. All ambulances in the county have been requested.
UPDATE 4:06 p.m.
There are a possible seven patients. A Lexington Park Rescue Squad has been requested to prep an ambulance for a possible Ebola patient. They are currently asking for more ambulances.
UPDATE 3:58 p.m. from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office
Deputies/Fire/EMS at Callaway post office investigating suspicious envelope – Incident is contained. Stay away fm the area
UPDATE 3:42 p.m.
Piney Point Road is shut down.
March 26, 3:36 p.m.
Callaway post office has been evacuated due to an unknown substance. Police en route. Hazmat unit is en route.
More details as they become available
Photos taken by The BayNet’s Ron Bailey.
