Suspicious box shuts down traffic on Burbank street near freeway
Traffic was closed near a freeway offramp during rush hour late Thursday afternoon after police received word of a suspicious box left near a Burbank church.
The Burbank Police Department received a call sometime around 3:20 p.m. of a suspicious-looking item near the entrance to the Spiritworks Center for Spiritual Living on 260 N. Pass Ave. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s bomb squad was soon called in to assist.
A bomb disposal robot was then used to inspect the box. Around 6:30 p.m. authorities announced the item was considered harmless as it only contained “clothing and miscellaneous personal effects.”
The bomb scare resulted in Burbank police shutting down traffic on Pass Avenue between the Ventura (134) Freeway and West Oak Street for several hours as the box was being investigated.
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UPDATES:
7:20 p.m. This article was updated with details about the contents of the box.
This article was originally published at 6 p.m.
