ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando fire and Orlando police departments investigated a suspicious package at Fashion Square Mall on Tuesday that turned out to be a cooler with ice packs in it.
According to fire department officials, the suspicious cooler was found in the mall’s parking lot.
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The explosive ordnance disposal team was on hand and investigating for precautionary measures, officials said. The parking lot was closed and a robot was brought out to investigate.
After investigating, Orlando Assistant Fire Chief Spencer Bashinski said the cooler only contained two ice packs.
Bashinski said they receive calls for suspicious packages a few times a month, but they take them all seriously, using the same protocol for every case.
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