A bomb squad was called to a major city hospital after a suspicious package was found.
Specialist teams were called to the Alfred Hospital about 7am on Sunday after reports of a ‘suspicious package’, Victoria Police said.
Police cordoned off streets surrounding the hospital as a precaution.
The package was reportedly taken to a nearby oval where specialist officers investigated it.
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The area was declared safe at 10am.
‘Emergency services were called to a hospital on Commercial Road, Melbourne to conduct a safety check following reports of a suspicious package just before 7am,’ a police statement said.
‘The Bomb Response Unit attended the scene and determined the package was not explosive.
‘The scene has been declared safe.’
