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Orlando police, fire officials investigate suspicious package at Fashion Square Mall parking lot

All suspicious package calls taken seriously, Orlando fire official says

Orlando police and fire officials investigating a suspicious package in parking lot of Fashion Square Mall. (Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

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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Jacob joined ClickOrlando.com in 2022. He spent 19 years at the Orlando Sentinel, mostly as a photojournalist and video journalist, before joining Spectrum News 13 as a web editor and digital journalist in 2021.

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