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Westside Home Depot briefly evacuates after reported bomb threat

The Home Depot store, located on Lane Avenue, decided to evacuate the store as a precaution, JSO said.

A Home Depot on the Westside reopened after it temporarily evacuated due to a reported bomb threat Tuesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

JSO said the bomb threat was reported at 855 Lane Ave. S. 

The store decided to evacuate customers as a precaution, JSO said. It reopened a little after 11 a.m.

A representative for Home Depot had this to say about the incident:

"The store is back open to associates and customers. No one was injured during the evacuation. Law enforcement will need to answer your question about the origin/method of the threat."

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