Flour and sugar sends emergency vehicles to City Hall

Some flour and sugar are to blame for some tense moments in downtown Saskatoon Friday afternoon.

Traffic has reopened surrounding City Hall as emergency crews clean up after a white powdery substance was discovered at a doorway entering the south side of the building.

You can actually see the white powder on the ground out front of the door. (Zoomed x60) #yxe pic.twitter.com/6ATuG39BjA

— Chris Vandenbreekel (@Vandecision) May 25, 2018

Shortly after entering the area, the hazmat unit confirmed that the substance was indeed sugar and flour that spilled and was not harmful.

Fire and police crews set up a decontamination unit on 4th Avenue between 23rd Street and 24th Street in reaction to the threat.

.@SaskatoonFire is setting up their hazmat/decontamination area on 4th Avenue (closed between 23rd and 24th Street). I haven't seen this set up since the last Alexa Emerson incident over a year ago. She's behind bars though. #yxe #yxecc pic.twitter.com/aLloTpYvK2

— Chris Vandenbreekel (@Vandecision) May 25, 2018

Hazmat crews still suiting up to go and collect a sample of the white powder. #yxecc #yxe pic.twitter.com/2AuvylMpUy

— Chris Vandenbreekel (@Vandecision) May 25, 2018

City Hall remains open, with operations resuming as normal.

On Wednesday a woman convicted of 81 charges related to white powder packages and bomb threats was sentenced.

Alexa Emerson, formerly known as Amanda Totchek, will spend two years behind bars after pleading guilty for charges relating to packages of white powders and bomb threats she sent to businesses and schools in Saskatoon over a five-month span.

— With files from 650 CKOM’s Chris Vandenbreekel