According to the Burbank Police Department, the item was discovered in the 200 block of Hollywood Way around 7:30 a.m. Members of the police and sheriff's bomb squads responded to the scene, which was cordoned off as multiple streets were closed.
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Video from AIR7 HD showed a bomb squad member in a protective suit and a police robot examining a device comprised of multiple elongated black objects in the courtyard of an apartment building.
The streets were reopened and authorities departed from the scene shortly before 11 a.m.
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Police later announced the device, which resembled a movie prop, had been deemed safe and did not contain any explosive material.
The origin of the device was under investigation.