Suspicious package causes Blue Line closure

LONG BEACH, Calif.

Authorities received a call of a suspicious package at the Wardlow Station at about 8:40 a.m. Someone had noticed a shoebox-sized package on top of a ticket-vending machine.

The area was cordoned off for the investigation and passengers were bused around the closure. A nearby nursing home was briefly evacuated due to the investigation.

Bomb experts determined the package was not dangerous.

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