Street in front of Brigham and Women's shut due to suspicious bag

By adamg on Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:37pm

UPDATE, 1:10 p.m. Suspicious bag turned out to be full of harmless wires. Streets re-opened.

Francis Street is shut between Brookline Avenue and Binney Street to await the arrival of the bomb squad. Ambulances are being diverted to other hospitals.

Neighborhoods:

Roxbury

Free tagging:

Longwood Medical Area

Brookline Avenue

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Comments

you're fast!

By A
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 12:41pm

you're fast! I work inside here and we have not heard anything about this yet

Police scanner

By adamg
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 1:13pm

Locked into District B-3 ...

All clear

By Allstonian
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 1:19pm

We just got an "All Clear" announcement.

whas it

By SFPD12
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 3:37pm

meant to look like a bomb?

You are indeed fast!

By Denise
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 1:21pm

The alert and the resolution were posted here before I got them at my desk, and I work here! Thank you.

Suspicious Bag

By SwirlyGrrl
Fri, 01/29/2016 - 10:34pm

I remember my Mom using that phrase when referring to Mrs. Asgardsen across the lane. She was one of those people who kept everyone in the trailer court under constant surveillance.

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