The area near 10th Ave E and Roanoke Park was locked down for more than an hour Sunday night as investigators worked to determine whether a suspicious item left near Fire Station 22 was a bomb. The area was also closed around 8:30 PM according to police radio chatter. The same area was also closed on New Year’s Eve when somebody reported a suspicious item on board a Metro bus. That threat turned out to be harmless. Tonight’s item turned out to be luggage — you can see the trouble-causing suitcase being handed over to the Seattle Fire Department Operations Deputy in the picture below.

The streets around the firehouse and the I-5 and 520 overpasses were reopened by 10 PM.

No word yet on who reported the item and its exact location or if Metro was again involved. Thanks to Jonah at SeattleCrime.com for the tip.