Bomb squad investigates suspicious object in Atascadero

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  UPDATE 2:54 p.m. The San Luis Obispo County Bomb Task Force and Haz Mat Team have determined that the suspicious object found at an Atascadero apartment complex Friday morning isn’t hazardous, according to police.

  The evacuation order was lifted around 1:45 p.m.

  Authorities described the object as being a plastic bag wrapped with black electrical tape with a water bottle inside. Inside the bottle is an unidentified blue/green colored liquid that authorities have determined isn’t an explosive or a chemical used to burn skin. A Bomb Task Force robot pierced the bottle and when no reaction occurred, the liquid was tested for hazardous compounds used to threaten the public.

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  The San Luis Obispo County Bomb Task Force used a robot to open the container to do further tests, according to a news release issued by Atascadero Fire Capt. Bill White.

  “Once the object was opened, hazardous materials crews were able to safely remove the chemical, which turned out to be hydrogen peroxide from the apartment complex,” White said in the release.

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