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November 28, 2012 at 10:28 AM

Dye pack explodes at Port Townsend credit union

The Associated Press

PORT TOWNSEND — The Kitsap Credit Union expects the Federal Reserve will replace money that was stained red when a dye pack exploded accidentally at the branch in Port Townsend.

The Peninsula Daily News reports one employee was checked out at a hospital as a precaution Tuesday and firefighters ventilated the building because a small amount of tear gas also was released.

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