A short section of Toronto's Danforth Avenue that was briefly closed Thursday morning over a hazardous-materials scare has reopened after the substance was found to be harmless.
The incident stemmed from the discovery of a mysterious brown powder leaking from a package being handled by a Canada Post employee. The powder proved to be nothing more than sand in a birthday card.
The discovery at a sorting station at 685 Danforth Ave. prompted the dispatch of the Toronto police's Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear and Explosive unit.
Danforth Avenue, the east-side extension of Bloor Street, was closed for about an hour between Pape and Jones avenues.