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Vancouver City Hall briefly evacuated over suspicious white powder

Vancouver City Hall is seen in on Sat. Jan. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver City Hall was briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon, as crews responded to reports of a suspicious white powder.

Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services said the incident was called in just before 1 p.m.

About 20 firefighters responded and cleared the building before testing the substance.

The powder tested negative for hazardous material shortly before 2 p.m. and crews began clearing the scene.

No one was injured.

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