HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. — What was called a "suspicious military device" outside a Food Lion in Spout Springs turned out to be an extended military parachute flare, Harnett County authorities said late Wednesday night.
The Harnett County Sheriff's Office responded to a call it received at about 9:30 p.m. to the Food Lion off of N.C. Highway 87, where the flare had been found near a propane tank.
About five nearby businesses were evacuated as a precaution.
The sheriff's office, as well as Spout Springs Fire Department, Harnett County fire marshal's office and the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit out of Fort Bragg, was called to the scene.
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