An envelope caught fire bomb at a polling station in Washington

At least one envelope, maybe two, caught fire Friday, January 7 in a post office in the U.S. capital, Washington, causing no injuries, police said. The incident "was described as burning, no explosion at this stage", said a police officer in the city. He said that "one or two" envelopes and had caught fire around 14: 45 pm local time (20 h 45 to Paris) in a post office.

An employee of the postal sorting the mail placed in a vault where the block caught fire, reports the TV station WUSA, quoting officials of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The building was evacuated and a bomb squad was dispatched. The day before in nearby Maryland, two parcel bombs were ignited in public buildings, slightly injuring an employee of mail.

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