Bomb unit removes 'volatile substance' from Winnipeg hospital research centre
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The Winnipeg police bomb unit removed a 'volatile substance' from a Winnipeg hospital research centre Friday afternoon, prompting an evacuation.
The Winnipeg police bomb unit removed a 'volatile substance' from a Winnipeg hospital research centre Friday afternoon, prompting an evacuation.
The Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) confirmed its bomb unit was called to the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre Friday to, "assist in removing a volatile substance."
A member of the bomb unit, clad in full protective gear, was seen walking out of the building Friday afternoon holding what appeared to be a container.
"Everything right now is under control. Everything's safe for the general public," Const. Claude Chancy, a public information officer with the WPS, told CTV News.
The hospital confirmed this was not a bomb threat. A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority told CTV News the substance was chemical in nature, but was onsite for legitimate research uses.
"During a routine laboratory decommissioning in the Albrechtsen Research Centre, a container was found that required further investigation during an inventory of chemical products found within that lab," the hospital said in an email shared with CTV News.
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