Suspicious package in Birmingham

Birmingham Main Post Office employees were evacuated from the facility this morning for several hours when it was reported that there was a suspicious package located in front of the building. The Birmingham Police Department was called to the scene, and traffic for several blocks was immediately blocked from entering the vicinity.

Postmarks' Marvin Owens was there to capture the following images:

Birmingham Police were there right away to keep the morning rush hour traffic from getting anywhere close to the building.

The eerie scene of a deserted urban Post Office at 8am.

A suspicious package in front of a federal building is a serious event, and the Birmingham Police answered the call to protect and serve.

Owens was forbidden to photograph the detonation of the package, but this is the aftermath.

Everybody wants to know the package's contents. Here they are:

Thank goodness that there was no real threat and that people are remaining vigilant in being aware of what might have been something much more offensive than a pair of smelly sneakers.