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Jul 27, 2016

Operations Resume At Union Station After Evacuation

MARC and VRE service was briefly suspended.

Apr 14, 2016

Metro Train Gets Stuck In Rosslyn Tunnel, Then Evacuated An Hour Later

A Metro train carrying over passengers had to be evacuated after getting stuck in a tunnel just outside the Rosslyn station this afternoon, Metro said.

Nov 17, 2015

Washington College Campus Will Remain Closed For Third Day

The Eastern Shore school says it has not received any direct threats but “in the interest of caution” is evacuating.

Jul 05, 2013

GWU, AU Recommend Students Leave Egypt Following Morsi’s Ouster

George Washington University is making arrangements to remove six students from the country, while an American University graduate student is evacuating.

Apr 05, 2013

In the Event of an Unlikely North Korean Strike, History Shows That We’re All Kinda Screwed

North Korea probably won’t launch a nuclear missile on D.C. But what happens if it does? Well, we’re probably screwed.

Mar 07, 2012

Suspicious White Powder Prompts Brief Evacuation of Elementary School

An elementary school in Adams Morgan was briefly evacuated Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing an unidentified white powder was discovered. Police later determined that the substance was non-hazardous.

Sep 23, 2011

Suspicious Package Forces Evacuation of Wilson HS

This morning, students and staff at Woodrow Wilson High School were evacuated as authorities investigated a suspicious package on campus.

Jul 25, 2011

Bomb Threat Reported at Canadian Embassy

UPDATE (10:30 a.m.): The scene is all clear, and people are now being allowed back inside buildings in the area.

May 10, 2011

Hotel, Restaurants Evacuated Due To Package Investigation

UPDATE (2:45 p.m.): Police are still investigating, but there has been no hazard detected by hazmat crews on the scene. No injuries or illnesses have been reported so far.

Mar 22, 2011

Suspicious Package Investigation Evacuates School

D.C. Fire and EMS reports that an investigation of a suspicious package near the intersection of 4th and I Streets SW forced the precautionary evacuation of nearby Amidon-Bowen Elementary School. The scene has now been cleared. Police, along with hazmat and special operations teams, were investigating some unattended bags near the intersection.

 
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