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FD: Suspicious white powder found at Phoenix Quik Trip identified as baby powder
Crews worked to identify the substance found in the store.
Photographer: Phoenix Fire Department
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Posted: 09/19/2012
PHOENIX - Authorities have identified a white powder found in the bathroom of a north Phoenix convenience store Wednesday.
The discovery was reported around 6:45 a.m. at a Quik Trip near 24th Street and Bell Road.
Phoenix fire spokesman Larry Nunez said a hazardous materials crew and Phoenix police responded, along with Homeland Security.
The store was evacuated while the substance was identified.
Nunez said the substance was baby powder.
The store has re-opened.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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