PHILADELPHIA — Police have issued an all-clear after two Navy support facilities in Philadelphia were evacuated following an unspecified threat.
But Navy officials said non-essential personnel in Philadelphia have been dismissed for the day.
A police spokeswoman said military officials ordered the evacuation of the Naval Support Activity facility in northeast Philadelphia and the Navy Yard in south Philadelphia at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday following the unspecified threat. Police 911 operators were told just after 11 a.m. that the security level had been raised.
But Philadelphia police said shortly after noon that they had been told that there was no credible threat to either facility.
The Navy Yard, now largely home to offices, manufacturing and research facilities — said it remained open although non-essential personnel had been dismissed.
Two Navy bases in the Philadelphia region were evacuated Tuesday morning in response to an unspecified threat, local media are reporting.
Workers at the Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia were ordered to leave due to the threat, reported ABC affiliate WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. Naval Support Activity Philadelphia also was evacuated. A spokesperson for NSA Philadelphia did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and a Navy spokesman said they were watching the situation and would send a release once more is known.
