Two people were taken to the hospital and hundreds had to go through a decontamination process after a report of a suspicious package at a company in North Canaan on Thursday, according to the state Department or Energy and Environmental Protection.
DEEP said emergency crews reported to the Becton Dickenson facility on Grace Way in North Canaan on Thursday and they are working closely with local emergency responders, the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, local health officials and other state and federal authorities.
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WATCH HERETwo people were taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution. They have since been released.
Around 300 to 350 personnel at the facility underwent a decontamination process as a precaution as well, according to DEEP. Those employees were sent home in Tyvek suits with only their car keys, officials said.
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SIGN UP The department said a contractor is managing the decontamination operation, including shower trailers and the collection of clothing for people leaving the facility.
The package was deemed suspicious because the item inside was not something that would normally be sent to that facility, according to emergency officials.
