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WEBVTT ON THIS INVESTIGATION. VANESSA: BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE SAY THAT HAZMAT CREWS DID NOT FIND ANY DANGEROUS CHEMICALS OR GASES. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE LETTERS ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE. THEY SPENT HOURS AT THE SYNAGOGUE AFTER A CALL CAME IN AT AROUND 1:00 MONDAY AFTERNOON. >> WAS DISPATCHED AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CALL BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE INSIDE THE SCORE OPENED AN ENVELOPE AND BEGAN SUFFERING SOME MINOR SYMPTOMS THAT WERE OF CONCERN. VANESSA: THE SYNAGOGUE IS CONNECTED TO A SCHOOL ACCORDING TO A LETTER FROM THE CONGREGATIONS PRESIDENT, SENIOR RABBI AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STAFF MEMBERS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. BASED ON GUIDANCE FROM POLICE AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERTS, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS REMAINED STATES IN THEIR CLASSROOM WITH -- SAFE AND THEIR CLASSROOMS WITH THE TEACHERS. >> HOUR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CREWS FIRST APOSTOLIC AT THE ENVELOPE AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING VISIBLE OR TANGIBLE THERE IN TERMS OF A POWDER OR SUBSTANCE OR LIQUID. VANESSA: POLICE AND HAZMAT LATER RESPONDED TO TWO ADDITIONAL CALLS FOR SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES. ONE AT BETH ISAAC ISRAEL, NO INJURIES AND NO DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES WERE FOUND. THE THIRD INCIDENT WAS REPORTED JUST BEFORE 4:30 AT HEART SINAI CONGREGATION. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED THERE EITHER AND HAZMAT CREWS DID NOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL. IN A STATE MAY, POLICE ROW, THE LETTERS APPEAR TO BE SIMILAR IN NATURE AND DO NOT CONVEY ANY TYPE OF THREAT. BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE SAY THEY ARE REACHING OUT TO THE EFFECT OF COMMUNITIES AND THAT THE

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Two people fell ill after an envelope was opened Monday afternoon at Beth El in Pikesville, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.County fire officials said crews were called to two Pikesville-area synagogues that received suspicious packages Monday.Hazardous materials crews were called around 12:45 p.m. to the building in the 8100 block of Park Heights Avenue. The suspicious envelope was delivered to the Beth El synagogue offices, not the Beth El School, fire officials said. The synagogue and the school are connected."The letter that the two people received that is the suspicious package that we've been looking at, we originally thought that that had come into the school. In fact, the letter was delivered to the administrative offices of the Beth El congregation, which is the synagogue," Baltimore County fire spokeswoman Elise Armacost said. Two adult patients were being evaluated by paramedics for mild symptoms after they opened an envelope, fire officials said."We received a call from the school for a possible hazardous materials incident. Basically what happened is, two people, both adults, were in a room in the school when they opened some kind of envelope that I believe arrived through the mail, and they immediately began complaining of feeling ill," Armacost said.Fire officials said the symptoms were mild and included nausea and dizziness. The two who felt ill did not want to go to the hospital.Hazmat units used meters designed to detect dangerous gases and chemicals to determine whether there was any danger to the building, but they found nothing significant."Our hazardous materials crews' first step is to look at the envelope to see if there's anything visible or tangible there in terms of a powder, substance or liquid. There was nothing tangible or visible on the envelope," Armacost said. "The next step is to use the gas meters to go through the school and see if we're detecting any levels of anything that possibly could be dangerous or problematic, and so far, we have not."Fire officials said 33 staff members and 78 children remain in the school. The school was not evacuated.In a separate incident, hazardous materials and emergency medical units were called at 2:45 p.m. to Beth Isaac Adath Israel in the 4300 block of Crest Heights Road for a report of a suspicious package. Like in the Beth El suspicious package call, the location was a synagogue. Crews found no dangerous substances and no injuries were reported. In yet another case, Baltimore County police said officers were called just after 4 p.m. to the Har Sinai Congregation in the 2900 block of Walnut Avenue for a suspicious envelope. Police said the congregation received the letter a week ago and reported it to police Monday after receiving information of the other incidents.Police said the envelope did not contain any hazardous substances.Police said the letters appear to be similar in nature and do not convey any type of threat.Baltimore County police said they are reaching out to members of the affectd communities and the investigation into the letters is ongoing.Refresh wbaltv.com and our app, and watch 11 News for late-breaking updates.