An envelope containing a suspicious substance prompted a hazardous materials response at U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres ' Bronx district office Friday afternoon, after six people were reportedly exposed to the powder, the FDNY confirmed.

The FDNY received a call at 1:23 p.m. on Oct. 16 reporting suspicious powder at 540 East Fordham Road, between Lorillard Place and Bathgate Avenue, and dispatched hazardous materials units to investigate.

The substance was ultimately determined to be non-hazardous, and no injuries were reported, an FDNY spokesperson told amNewYork. Torres said his staff immediately notified the FBI, NYPD and FDNY after receiving the envelope. The congressman said the envelope was subsequently turned over to the FBI and that an investigation remains underway.

"Earlier today, my Congressional Office received an envelope containing a suspicious substance," Torres wrote in a statement posted to X. "My team immediately notified the FBI, NYPD, and FDNY, all of which responded promptly."

The congressman did not specify whether he was present when the envelope was discovered. "We are living in a time when threats against elected officials and their staff have become the new normal," Torres said. "Although my team is understandably shaken by the incident, we will not be deterred from serving the people of NY-15 in the Bronx."

The incident came one day after suspicious mail was sent to New York's two U.S. senators, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, amid a broader federal investigation into similar mailings across the country.

The Washington Post reported Thursday that Schumer was among several senators whose offices were targeted with mail containing suspicious substances. Federal law enforcement officials had alerted lawmakers to the mailings, according to the report.

Gillibrand's office separately confirmed that the U.S. Postal Inspection Service intercepted a suspicious piece of mail addressed to her New York City office on Thursday. "This afternoon, a suspicious piece of mail was sent to my New York City office and was safely intercepted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service," Gillibrand said in a statement on Thursday. "I am deeply grateful to the postal inspectors for protecting my staff."

In a statement provided to amNewYork Friday, the FBI confirmed it was working with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to investigate a series of suspicious mailings nationwide, though the bureau declined to confirm whether the envelope received at Torres' office was among them.

"The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to various addresses nationwide, including Secretary of State offices and their related election offices," the FBI's National Press Office said.

"Some of the letters contained an unknown substance and we are working closely with our law enforcement partners to respond to each incident. We are also working with our partners to identify the individual or individuals responsible for the letters."

The FBI said it was not confirming specific incidents or letters, leaving it unclear whether the envelope delivered to Torres' Bronx office was connected to the broader investigation. About the Author Conversations Profile All comments are subject to our Community Guidelines . Schneps Media does not endorse the views shared by readers in our comment sections.