Mail-processing center evacuated

The main mail-processing center in Colorado Springs was evacuated early Monday after a substance began leaking from a package, a Postal Service spokesman said.

Hazardous materials crews responded to the USPS General Mail Facility, 3655 E. Fountain Blvd., at 3:46 a.m. Monday after workers processing mail reported a leaking package, spokesman Ron Perry said.

By 5:10 a.m. investigators determined the substance was a hair-care product, he said.

The two-hour evacuation didn’t affect mail customers because mail isn’t delivered on Presidents Day, Perry said. Employees at the facility process mail 24 hours a day, seven days a week, he said.