Northbound 5 Freeway in Burbank shut down as bomb squad investigates backpack emitting smoke

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Northbound 5 Freeway in Burbank shut down as bomb squad investigates backpack emitting smoke
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BREAKING: Northbound 5 Freeway in Burbank shut down as bomb squad investigates backpack emitting smoke

A portion of the northbound 5 Freeway in Burbank has been shut down Friday afternoon as a bomb squad investigates a suspicious package.

Burbank police closed the freeway at Burbank Boulevard after an unattended backpack was seen emitting smoke on the overpass.A sheriff's bomb squad has been dispatched to the scene.BREAKING: We will add more details to this report as they become available.

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