 A report of possible explosives in Park Rapids forced the closure of some parts of that city today. It was later learned the items were not explosives, but road flares. Hady Clotter has more from Park Rapids. What started off as just a regular shift for Alicia Atkins at the West 40 restaurant in Park Rapids changed quickly today when police arrived. Highway was shut down right in front of us and there were cops everywhere and they were redirecting traffic and then like right after that Justin Freddy walked in one of the officers and he said that we needed to make sure everybody got evacuated because they had found dynamite in the area. The Park Rapids Police Department received a call that 1 24 this afternoon about a box possibly containing dynamite in front of a business. Linda Anderson of Linda Recycle Good says she was out of town and a friend was watching the shop when she found what she thought was explosives. Officials wouldn't speak on camera, but Park Rapids Century School and Park Rapids High School were placed on lockdown. Highway 34 and nearby roads within the perimeter were also closed. We needed to direct them towards to go west and make sure people were like a mile or tell them to go like a mile, half a mile away. Atkins says there were about 40 customers inside the restaurant when everyone had to leave. Everybody even needed to go between me and one of my other waitresses. We were just, I don't know, my boyfriend said I was like yelling kind of because I had to run in the bathroom to make sure nobody was in there. It was kind of panic. Corwin County Bomb Squad arrived on the scene to inspect the suspicious item which turned out to be road flares that resemble dynamite. In Park Rapids, Hady Clotter, Lakeland News. Students at Park Rapids Century School and Park Rapids High School were released at their regular time, but were routed away from the secured perimeter. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.