Several homes on Birch Court were evacuated Friday morning after a suspicious

package was found when officials served an eviction notice at a home there.

The Clayton County Bomb Squad

responded to the scene to dispose of the package, which turned out

to be harmless in nature, said Sgt. Belinda McCastle of

the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

Fayette County Constable Dennis Combs first noticed the package as he was

serving an eviction notice at the residence, McCastle said. The home is just

off Ga. Highway 314 north of Fayetteville and southwest of the Pavilion shopping

center.

After the package was handled by the bomb squad, officials were able to

get a better look at it, McCastle said.

The package appeared to have a remote control battery pack taped to a remote

control model airplane fuel cell that was wrapped in a white bag, McCastle

said. Wires were running from the battery pack to the fuel cell, McCastle

added.

The Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services had crews on

the scene standing by in case the package exploded, McCastle said.