Package on Parliament Hill not hazardous
3 people isolated after package was found at Centre Block, paramedics said
CBC News
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 4:22 PM ET
Last Updated: Feb 15, 2013 6:00 PM ET
Emergency crews responded to Parliament Hill Friday after a package was found, which was believed to be suspicious. (Sherry Aske/CBC)The package believed to be suspicious on Parliament Hill has been deemed non-hazardous and the three people in isolation do not have any symptoms, according to police and paramedics
Paramedics, firefighters and the hazardous materials team responded to the scene at about 3:10 p.m. ET. The hazardous materials team analyzed the package more than an hour later and it was deemed to be "non-hazardous."
"The situation has been resolved," Ottawa police said in a tweet.
The main door of the Centre Block building was roped off for a time and some people who were on a tour were removed from the building.
None of the three people in isolation showed any symptoms, according to Ottawa paramedic spokesman J.P. Trottier.
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