By Associated Press - Saturday, March 25, 2017

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A bomb squad in Jacksonville, Florida is responding to a car in which a body was found and a sign was posted to the vehicle saying “hazmat needed.”

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says the bomb squad responded to the car parked in front of a house on Saturday.

The sheriff’s office says in a statement that there was a strong chemical smell around the car.



The car also had a sign on it reading, read “Danger, stay back hazmat needed.”

The fire department says no evacuation is needed in the neighborhood.

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