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.

Crews were still assessing the contents of the box of explosives on Oct. 11 before beginning the disposal process.

People were told to evacuate the area of Mynderse and Western avenues after Knoxville Police Department and KFD crews were called to CMC Recycling at 2706 Mynderse Ave. at 2:15 p.m. Oct. 10, on a report that employees there had discovered a 5-foot-by-5-foot steel box that contained suspected dynamite and was smoking.