UPDATE: Federal courthouse in Chattanooga 'all clear' after suspicious package

A hazardous package has been reported at the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga.
A hazardous package has been reported at the Joel W. Solomon Federal Building in Chattanooga.

Update at 1:18 p.m.: The package has been cleared as non-hazardous. People are being allowed back into the building, according to the Chattanooga Police Department.

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Chattanooga police are responding to a report of a hazardous package at the federal courthouse at 900 Georgia Avenue.

The call came in around 12:10 p.m. Emergency responders have blocked the street and EMS has also been called to the scene.

Stay with the Times Free Press for updates on this developing story.

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