Suspected San Francisco Pressure Cooker Bomb Was Rice Cooker: Police

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A possible pressure cooker bomb in San Francisco, discovered at South Van Ness Avenue between Mission and Market streets, has been "rendered safe," according to the San Francisco Police Department. In fact, it wasn't a pressure cooker at all.

The "device" was found at a bus stop. It turned out to be a rice cooker. Furthermore, the bus stop is near a Goodwill Store.

Police shut down everything within a two-block radius while they investigated.

People were asked to avoid the area. It has now reopened, but traffic in the area is congested.

• Also See: Suspicious Device Resembling Pressure Cooker Shuts Down I-80 Overpass

The incident follows a pressure bomb explosion in New York Saturday night that injured 29 people. Law enforcement officials from the local to federal level, since 9/11, have emphasized, "If you see something, say something."

• See: Homemade Device Explodes in New York City: At Least 29 Injured in Chelsea
• Timeline: Explosions Hit Jersey Shore, Manhattan; Authorities Apprehend Suspect After Shootout
• Ahmad Khan Rahami: Everything We Know About the NYC Bombing Suspect So Far

--Image courtesy Tara Moriarty/ KTVU