Part of the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility was evacuated Sept. 8, 2019 after an envelope with a powdery substance was discovered in the mailroom by employees. (Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue)
WILSONVILLE — Authorities evacuated the administration building of a women’s prison south of Portland, Oregon, after receiving an envelope with a white, powdery substance inside in the mail.
KATU reports there were four people in the mail room of the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility when the envelop arrived Friday.
Two of them were transported to local hospitals. No other information was immediately available.
The nearly 1,700-capacity facility is located in Wilsonville, Oregon.
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