Update: Plantation General Hospital cleared after police responded to bomb threat

By C. Isaiah Smalls II

Updated August 12, 2019 6:12 PM

Update: The Plantation Police Department tweeted that “the scene is all clear.”

A Broward County hospital received a bomb threat late Monday afternoon, according to a tweet from the Plantation Police Department.

Police are responding to a bomb threat at Plantation General Hospital, 401 NW 42nd Ave., Plantation.

Per the department’s tweet, they believe the situation to only be a threat at this time.

PPD is on scene @PlantationHosp /PGH. We are dealing with a situation involving a bomb threat. This is a threat only at this time. We will update you as soon as the situation is clear.
— Plantation Police (@PlantationPD) August 12, 2019

This story will be updated as more information becomes available

This story was originally published August 12, 2019 at 5:49 PM.

C. Isaiah Smalls II

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C. Isaiah Smalls II is a sports and culture writer who covers the Miami Dolphins. In his previous capacity at the Miami Herald, he was the race and culture reporter who created The 44 Percent, a newsletter dedicated to the Black men who voted to incorporate the city of Miami. A graduate of both Morehouse College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Smalls previously worked for ESPN’s Andscape.

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