A metal ammunition box with what looked like computer circuitry inside prompted a bomb squad response and evacuations Thursday morning in Burbank.
Officers responded about 10:50 a.m. to the 500 block of East Cedar Avenue, where someone found the box — described as a rectangular, industrial-grade box of the kind used to store ammunition — near an apartment building, according to Sgt. Derek Green of the Burbank Police Department.
They “saw what resembled computer circuitry inside the container,” Green said.
“Due to the densely populated area, coupled with the suspicious circumstances, the surrounding neighborhood was cordoned off as a precaution,” he said. “Several residential units were also evacuated in the interest of safety.”
A sheriff’s bomb squad responded and used a robot to determine the box did not contain anything explosive and about 1 p.m. the area was reopened to vehicles and pedestrians and residents were allowed to return home, Green said.
“The origins of the suspicious container and how it ended up where it was found is currently under investigation,” the sergeant said.