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Ottawa police called in its hazardous materials team and explosives unit for a suspicious package discovered Thursday afternoon in a building that houses the offices of some members of Parliament.

Three people who were exposed to the package were isolated in the Confederation Building on Parliament Hill for more than four hours until paramedics assessed them and the area was declared safe at 8:30 p.m., Ottawa Fire Services spokesman Marc Messier told the Ottawa Citizen.

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Several people who work in the building at 229 Wellington St. said the package was discovered on the third floor as they left for the day.

Ottawa police were called just before 4 p.m., but would not say the package was suspicious. However, the hazardous materials team and the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives unit were involved in the investigation

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Heather Bradley, the director of communications for the Office of the Speaker, would not confirm whether an MP was one of the people isolated. She said the investigation was limited to a single office.

“The incident is over and the package was negative,” she told the Citizen. “For security reasons we will not make any further comment.”