Police say evacuation prompted by suspected explosives will continue overnight
Evacuees who took shelter at the Jacob Building at Chilhowee Park said they were relieved to have someplace safe to wait out the investigation.
Knoxville police: Box of explosives rendered safe, evacuation lifted
The Police Department announced around 10 p.m. that it was safe for residents to return to the homes in the area evacuated the day before.
Evacuations Continue Over Suspected Large Batch of Explosives in Tennessee
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,
Knoxville bomb squad begins disposal process for explosives; evacuation continues
By the evening of Oct. 11, the Knoxville Police Department bomb squad had begun removing what appeared to be sticks of dynamite from the steel box that had been discovered and reported the previous afternoon,
Those within half-mile of suspected explosive material near Western Avenue should evacuate, KPD says
The KPD spokesperson also said the department’s bomb squad had responded to the scene. “At this point we really don’t know what we’re dealing with, just operating with the
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