White powder found in passenger's bag causes scare at Orlando International Airport
ORLANDO, Fla. (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - A suspicious white powder had Hazmat crews responding to the Orlando International Airport early Wednesday morning.
According to the airport, around midnight, a United Airlines employee found the plastic bag filled with white powder in a passenger's bag. The Orlando Fire Department responded and determined it was a legal medication called Amodiaquine, which is used to treat malaria.
The bag belonged to a passenger who was rerouted to Fort Lauderdale after missing a connecting flight to Orlando. OIA tells Fox 35 there was no disruption of services at the airport.
The scene has been cleared.