‘There is no sarin,’ said Menlo Park’s city fire marshal
Facebook’s Menlo Park
campus in Silicon Valley has been given the all clear after fears of a sarin
exposure yesterday led to the evacuation of several buildings. A
spokesperson for the company confirmed the news to The Verge after
it was first reported by Reuters.
Facebook’s spokesperson
said the scare started after mail delivered to one of the company’s mail rooms
was “deemed suspicious.” According to a report from Business Insider, the social
media company uses automatic detectors to spot dangerous chemicals and
substances, and these flagged a mailbag as containing traces of the nerve agent
sarin.
“Out of an abundance of
caution, we evacuated four nearby buildings and began a thorough investigation
in coordination with local authorities,” said Facebook’s spokesperson.
“Authorities have confirmed test results were negative for any potentially
dangerous substance and the buildings have been cleared for repopulation. Our
rigorous security and safety procedures worked as intended to limit exposure
and keep our people safe.”
Menlo Park’s city fire
marshal Jon Johnston told Reuters that exhaustive
tests of the site had found no traces of toxic material. “There is no sarin,”
Johnston told the news agency.
Facebook has previously
been the target of at least one bomb scare, last December, which also led to the evacuation
of several buildings.
Update,
Tuesday July 2nd, 8:04AM ET: Story has been updated
with comment from Facebook.
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