‘Hazardous material' threat that prompted evacuation, school lockdown in Oakland Park unfounded, police say

A call about an 'unknown chemical' at a home in Oakland Park on Wednesday morning that shut down a street and prompted an evacuation was an unfound...

February 17, 2023
2:22 AM

A call about an 'unknown chemical' at a home in Oakland Park on Wednesday morning that shut down a street and prompted an evacuation was an unfounded threat, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. About 8:30 a.m., Broward Sheriff's deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the call at a residence near the 3400 block of Northeast Eighth Avenue in Oakland Park, according to a Broward Sheriff's Office media release. Oakland Park Elementary school, which borders the street that was shut down, was on lockdown earlier in the afternoon.

Shira Moolten