Newtownabbey: Mallusk sorting office suspicious white powder declared harmless.
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The package was spotted at the Royal Mail's Mallusk sorting office
An alert a County Antrim postal sorting office has been called off after white powder leaking from a package was declared harmless.
The fire service had evacuated part of the building at the main Royal Mail sorting office at Mallusk
Police said the alarm was raised at about 11:30 BST on Monday, and one fire appliance attended the scene.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said there was "no impact on our collection and sorting operations".
They said "the safety of our people is of the utmost priority and in line with our policy and procedures the police and fire brigade attended".
- Published25 October 2013
