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# White powder thrown at Broadway photo shop prompts hazmat response
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/hazmat-scare/
- Published: 2004-02-11T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:45:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Downtown, #archive-import

John Wood/Daily Press Hazardous materials workers from the Santa Monica Fire Department converged on downtown Tuesday after a large quantity of white powder was found in front of Fromex One Hour Photo System at 406 Broadway. The powder, which was thrown against the front door of Fromex early in the morning by an unknown party, was deemed nonflammable, non-toxic and non-poisonous. Police recorded the incident as an illegal dumping. If you’re a woman, your dry cleaner may be charging too much

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(Photo: John Wood/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 11, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/021104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)