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{ys “ t eS - @ @ * ED-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE lz-l6-2008 BY 60324 UC BAU/SRS /STu Date of transcription 04/25/2002 —— b6 bI7C of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Maxyyand, 21702 were advised of the identity of the Special Agent (SA nd the nature of the interview. [| provided the following information: Federal Bureau of Investigation was informed of a Bacillus anthracis (Ba) contamination aeeblon outside of the normal containment areas in which Ba is kept on the evening of April 18, 2002 at 1800 hours. Most of this contamination occurred in various "cold" areas defined as areas in which Ba is not worked with and should not be located. The cold areas were located around Suite B-3, a Biological Safety Level-Three (BSL-3) suite principally used by the Bacteriological Group at USAMRIID. [a ed etated that the contamination was the heaviest on the "co side of Suite B-3 in the following two areas: adjacent to the passbox (i.e. approximately 200 colonies after plating) and_the B-3 mens clean-side change room (colony count unknown by . Other areas were also mildly contaminated (i.e. approximately 2-3 colonies after plating) both inside and outside Suite B-3 includin office which is situated in a purely administrative area of USAMRIID. was asked by writer how the contamination was d 2 explained that two individuals working for noticed a white crusty material on the outside of one of their Ba cultures flasks on a rotary shaker. Not knowing how the material appeared, the two individuals reported a "spill" to the appropriate authorities in the Occupational Safety and H j as, at USAMRIID. Investigation on 04/19/2002 # Fort Detrick, Maryland b6 | alg, 2 File# 279A-WF-222936-LAB; 279A-WF-222936-302 ate dictated §=04/25 . by SA This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.