ATLANTA — Atlanta Fire and police are investigating a suspicious package at a church near the State Capitol.
Fire officials told Channel 2's Dave Huddleston the suspicious package was a weather balloon that fell from the sky.
Authorities told Channel 2 Action News that Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Southwest and Washington Street Southwest is closed due to the investigation.
The package is near a church in the area.
Channel 2 Action News learned from authorities that the substance is not hazardous.
We have a reporter and photographer at the scene for a LIVE report on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4 p.m.
Fire investigators tell me, the suspicious package was a weather balloon that fell from the sky. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/URAydT7ClD
— Dave Huddleston (@DaveHWSB) May 17, 2018
Heavy police presence at the corner of Washington Street and MLK Junior Dr., Southwest. Fire investigators tell me the substance is not hazardous. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/0SB4aoUPNF
— Dave Huddleston (@DaveHWSB) May 17, 2018
Police have Central Avenue in downtown Atlanta blocked off as they investigate a suspicious package found nearby. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/0jT4YjFfEx
— Dave Huddleston (@DaveHWSB) May 17, 2018
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