Roads open after evacuation due to stick of dynamite found in Spring Hill home

SPRING HILL, Fla. — Roads are back open and the scene has been cleared after residents were evacuated on Monday due to a stick of dynamite found in a Spring Hill home, according to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office.

“The area is now open and safe,” the sheriff’s office stated in a Facebook post.

The incident happened on Topaz Street near Orton Avenue and Birchwood Road, according to authorities.

The Citrus County Bomb Team and Hernando County Fire Rescue Hazmat were on the scene to retrieve “what appears to be a stick of dynamite and a hazardous material” from the house.

Neighbors were evacuated “out of an abundance of caution” and roads were shut down.

The sheriff’s office stated that no threats have been made.