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11-21) 14:36 PST KNIGHTSEN - Authorities are clearing a one-mile radius around a trailer in the Knightsen area of eastern Contra Costa County after a man returned to his motor home today and found dynamite in the vehicle.

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department is “playing it safe” and decided to clear a one-mile area around the trailer, said spokesman Jimmy Lee. The motor home is located on Broadway Street, he said.

Residents are being asked to go to Delta Vista Middle School and stay there until the explosives are deemed safe. They should bring their pets. If residents cannot walk or drive to the school, they should immediately call 911, authorities said. The Sheriff’s Department is asking all other residents to stay off their phones.

The evacuation order was issued around 2:20 p.m. and applies to anyone within a mile of the trailer.

Lee said the unidentified man returned to his motor home this afternoon after a week away and found an unspecified amount of dynamite inside.

The bomb squad is on scene, Lee added.