Around 2:15 p.m. Oct. 10, Knox 911 received a phone call alerting the Police to a smoking metal box of potentially explosive materials.

Authorities in eastern Tennessee are continuing to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, warning residents that evacuations will likely remain in place throughout the night as officials work to determine the exact contents of the box.

Evacuations continued Friday as Tennesse authorities carried on investigating a container suspected of holding a large batch of explosives. Knoxville residents within 3,000 feet of a recycling plant called CMC Recycling were told to evacuate on Thursday after an employee at the facility,

A box filled with dynamite found at a metal recycling plant in Tennessee was being handled by police, who are trying to dispose of the contents.