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A federal government building in Hull was evacuated after a woman was apparently injured following the discovery of a suspicious package, say witnesses.

Witnesses in the building at 70 Rue Crémazie say the woman who found the package and opened it suffered an injury. Police, however, said the substance was analyzed and found safe. The woman was sent to hospital as a precautionary measure. It is not known how she was injured.

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The entire building was evacuated, except the fifth floor where the package was found, said the witnesses. People on that floor were quarantined.

Gatineau police received the call around 9:30 a.m., and asked for assistance from specialists from the Sûreté du Québec. Hazmat experts from Ottawa were also en route.

Three municipal buses were at the scene to shelter evacuees.

Around 2:30 p.m., roughly 200 quarantined employees on the fifth floor were allowed to leave. They said the floor is a part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, where visas get processed.

The building, which houses several federal government offices, was the scene of a similar evacuation last March 29 when workers opened a package containing a suspicious white substance.