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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Latest on evacuations in Park City (all times local):
3:45 p.m.
Police have lifted evacuations in Park City after a bomb squad removed a box of dynamite discovered underneath a home near the city's historic downtown.
Park City police say residents of about 100 homes were allowed to return around 2 p.m. Monday.
The dynamite was found in the foundation of a home under construction. The home dates back to the city's days as a silver mining town.
KSL-TV reports Park City police are unsure how dangerous the old explosives are.
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12:40 p.m.
Police in Park City have evacuated about 100 homes near the city's historic main street after a crate of dynamite was discovered at a home.
Captain Phil Kirk says the dynamite was discovered Monday at a home that dates back to the city's days as a silver mining town. The explosives were discovered as construction was going on at the home.
Kirk says no one has been injured and a bomb squad is arriving at the scene.
The 100 homes sit in a densely-constructed neighborhood in the ski resort town.
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Information from: KSL-TV, http://www.ksl.com/
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