Several people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package with white powder is opened – report | 7 Nov 2025 | A suspicious package containing white powder delivered to a U.S. military base in Maryland caused multiple people to fall ill and led to several being hospitalized, CNN reported Thursday. A building on the base was evacuated after an individual “opened a suspicious package,” CNN said, citing a statement from Joint Base Andrews, located outside Washington, D.C. “As a precaution, the building and connecting building were evacuated, and a cordon was established around the area,” the statement said. Several people were transported to the Malcolm Grove Medical Center on the base, CNN said. The package contained an unknown white powder, said CNN, citing two sources familiar with the investigation.