BREAKING: Two People Taken To The Hospital After Being Exposed To A ‘White Powdery Substance’ At Sen. Cruz’s Office

This is horrifying.

Two people have been taken to the hospital after being exposed to a “white powdery substance” at Ted Cruz’s office in Houston, Texas.

Two people were taken to the hospital after apparently being exposed to a white powdery substance in an office building at 3200 SW Fwy. The 9th floor of the Phoenix Tower has been evacuated as HFD HazMat is responding to the scene working to determine the nature of the substance.

— Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) October 2, 2018

Additionally, two packages were sent to the Pentagon and are “suspected of containing ricin.” The packages were addressed to Defense Secretary James Mattis and Admiral John Richardson.

The packages never made their way into the Pentagon, but were flagged in a mail delivery building next door on Monday, the spokesman said. Initial tests were positive for ricin, a posion made from castor beans, but the FBI is now currently doing analysis to make final determinations.

“On Monday, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency detected a suspicious substance during mail screening at the Pentagon’s remote screening facility,” Col. Rob Manning said in a statement to Fox News. “All USPS mail received at the Pentagon mail screening facility yesterday is currently under quarantine and poses no threat to Pentagon personnel.”

We’ll update you as we find out more.

Update:

The evacuation order has been lifted for the office building at 3200 SW Fwy. All tests were negative for any hazardous substance.

— Houston Fire Dept (@HoustonFire) October 2, 2018