The incident was reported at 11:38 a.m. today at the hospital, located at 900 Hyde St. between Pine and Bush streets.
A post office near the hospital, at 1400 Pine Street, has been closed. Two employees were taken to the hospital.
Fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said crews are "testing a substance on somebody's clothing" at the hospital.
No other information about the incident was immediately available.
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(ABC7 News contributed to this report)
