UPDATE: Bomb Threat Cleared at Kennestone Hospital

Law enforcement agencies officially cleared WellStar Kennestone Hospital just after 2 p.m. Wednesday after a bomb threat that was called in to the facility Wednesday morning.

Police received a 911 call at 10:02 a.m. reporting a “destructive device” had been planted somewhere at the hospital, Marietta police spokeswoman Brittany Wallace told Patch. Officers from Marietta PD, Cobb PD, Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, KSU PD, and Kennestone’s own security patrol have been brought to the scene to sweep the hospital. K9 Units from KSU and Cobb PD are also active at the hospital.

Murphy said that no bomb squad personnel had been activated, and added that the hospital was not on lockdown; currently, the hospital is operating under “Code Green” conditions, which restrict access to the hospital for some people but allow the hospital to continue to operate under somewhat-normal conditions.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Church Street entrance was blocked while the hospital was swept for bombs, but has since re-opened. Hospital operations have returned to normal.