Authorities have closed portions of two downtown Washington streets as they investigate the discovery of several containers carrying an unknown substance.
D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter says the containers were found on a sidewalk midday Thursday at the corner of 15th and I streets. Hazmat crews are working to determine what is inside the containers and who put them there. Etter says two blocks of Vermont Avenue and 15th Street have been closed.
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ABC 7/NewsChannel 8 iWitness Sara Diaz sent photos of the investigation.
The photos show what appears to be six five-gallon containers surrounding a backpack and a duffel bag.
A Spanish-language bible appears to be resting on top one of the containers.
The air around the containers tested negative and there are no reports of illnesses or injuries at this time. People in the area are being asked to stay inside as a precaution, but no evacuation has been ordered.
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