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JBSA: Suspicious package led to evacuation at Randolph AFB

Joint Base San Antonio has reported that the Air Force Personnel Center (Building 493) has reopened after being placed on lockdown earlier Tuesday.

Joint Base San Antonio has reported that a suspicious package led the agency to evacuate its Air Force Personnel Center (Building 493) headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base Tuesday.

The building was evacuated just after 2 p.m. and cleared around 2:40 p.m.

JBSA was urging members to stay away from the area of building 493 for the time being, and were closing roads and re-directing traffic at the time of the incident.

The agency did not immediately release details on what led up to the evacuation but eventually sent a release stating that the package was found in the mailroom, prompting officials to evacuate.

See below for the full release statement from JBSA:

A suspected suspicious package at the Air Force Personnel Center, Building 493, resulted in the evacuation of the building’s mailroom at around 11:30 a.m.

After further review by Bio Environmental, the building was deemed safe and personnel were allowed re-entry.

Officials said the incident is under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available.

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