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A package addressed to Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano was reported ignited in the northeast area of Washington D.C. in a government mail room about 3:50 p.m. ET. The facility is located in the 3300 block of V Street Northeast.
The incident occurred one day after two devices ignited in mail rooms in Maryland.
One confirmed suspicious package, one package ignited and one additional package being examined.
V Street NE is shut down between 33rd Street and South Dakota Avenue.
There was an Anthrax scare at the same facility in January 2003.
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