Exploding dye pack injures bank employee

A bank employee suffered minor injuries when a dye pack, used to foil bank robberies and mark stolen cash, accidentally exploded Tuesday in a TD Bank branch in Bethpage, Nassau County police said.

Police said the incident occurred at about 11:40 a.m. inside the bank on Stewart Avenue. An Emergency Services Unit was dispatched to the bank, police said.

It was not clear what caused the pack to explode.

The employee suffered eye irritation, police said. It was not immediately clear if she was taken to a hospital.