new york officials are investigating an envelope containing white powder that was sent to democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton <u+2019>s campaign friday, prompting the evacuation of one floor of her brooklyn office. no injuries have been reported and preliminary tests showed the substance to be nontoxic, according to law-enforcement officials and a spokesman for mrs. clinton<u+2019>s campaign. the envelope was sent to mrs. clinton<u+2019>s office on west 45th street in manhattan, where two interns opened it at about 5:30 p.m. friday, according to law-enforcement officials. after noticing the powder, which was in a reclosable plastic bag, they brought the envelope to mrs. clinton<u+2019>s campaign headquarters in brooklyn, officials said. staff inspected its contents and alerted members of the secret service, who called 911. the new york police department<u+2019>s emergency-service unit responded and found no one experiencing adverse health symptoms, police said. the envelope was packaged and delivered to the city<u+2019>s department of health and mental hygiene for testing. glen caplin, a spokesman for mrs. clinton<u+2019>s campaign, said the four people involved have reported no health issues and were released following full medical examinations. an nypd handout on suspicious mail or packages advises people to leave the item where it was found and to call 911 immediately. the handout says the immediate area should be cleared and exposed persons isolated in a location away from the substance. write to jennifer smith at jennifer.smith@wsj.com and pervaiz shallwani at pervaiz.shallwani@wsj.com
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