Plant City, Florida: Homes Evacuated After Potential Explosive Devices Found

Several homes in Plant City, Fla., located near Tampa Bay, were evacuated Tuesday after several potentially bombs and other suspicious devices were found, it was reported.
Plant City, Florida: Homes Evacuated After Potential Explosive Devices Found
Jack Phillips
9/17/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Several homes in Plant City, Fla., located near Tampa Bay, were evacuated Tuesday after several potential bombs and other suspicious devices were found, it was reported.

WFLA-TV, which broke the story, said a home was “full of explosives” and other suspicious devices.

Authorities are at the 4900 block of Pandora Place in Plant City, located in Hillsborough County, the station reported.

ABC Action News said other homes nearby were evacuated.

ATF and local law enforcement were on the scene.

Bay News 9 reported that potential hazardous chemicals were also found.

Five homes between Pandora Place and Charleston Avenue have been evacuated.

Traffic on Charleston Ave. has been restricted.

Officials are still determining if the materials found inside the home were hazardous.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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