Ford congressional office building evacuated over suspicious package

Published July 12, 2016 2:31pm ET



A suspicious package caused the Ford House office building to be evacuated Tuesday morning.

Employees and media were told to exit the building and leave the block. A United States Capitol Police bomb squad arrived on scene.

The Ford office building, located farther down Capitol Hill from other office buildings, does not have offices for lawmakers. It contains the Congressional Budget Office and other staff.

A Capitol Police officer was unable to provide any more information.