It was downgraded from a terror threat to a labor dispute.
Police Investigate Suspicious Big Rig Near Airport - No Explosives Found
UPDATED: 8:02 a.m. PDT June 23, 2003
BURBANK, Calif. -- Authorities on Monday investigated a suspicious big rig parked near the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport, after receiving an anoymous tip that may have stemmed from a labor dispute.
No explosives were found, according to authorities.
The big rig was south of San Fernando Road on the Los Angeles border near the northwest section of the airport. It was parked at the gate of a so-called fuel farm where tens of thousands of gallons of aircraft fuel is stored.
There were no specific threats made against Burbank Airport, airport spokesman Victor Gill said earlier Monday morning.
Some Metrolink lines were closed but they have now been reopened, according to NBC4.
The investigation began about 4 a.m. and bomb-sniffing dogs were sent into the trailer bed about 2½ hours later.
"At this time, the driver is being 100 percent cooperative... This may stem from a labor dispute somewhere ... We have LAPD Bomb squad that is investigating the truck and its contents ... At this time, we've opted not to make any evacuationd until we can do further investigations ... At this time, Burbank Airport is not being closed. ... We're going to take as much time as needed ... at least two to three hours," LAPD Lt. Art Miller told NBC4.
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Search For Explosives On Truck
Authorities have been on alert for a big rig since the California Highway Patrol in Barstow received an anonymous telephone call Sunday afternoon, CHP Officer Brian Joy said Sunday. The man told authorities that a big rig towing a 50-foot green trailer was on its way to the Burbank airport and would probably arrive sometime Monday.
The caller was in an unknown location in Texas. He said he used to work with the driver of the big rig and that the motive "had to do with the war on terrorism," CHP Commissioner Spike Helmick said Sunday.
The north-south runway closure did not stop air traffic, which was diverted to the east-west runway. About 3,000 southbound train passengers would continue their travel into Los Angeles by bus.
Was my guess but I didn't bother to post, oh well :-)