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Hershey's Chocolate World evacuated due to reported bomb threat

At 3:25 p.m., the Dauphin County 911 Center was contacted by security personnel from Hershey's Chocolate World alerting dispatchers to a reported bomb threat.
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HERSHEY, Pa. — Hershey's Chocolate World was evacuated due to a reported bomb threat Friday afternoon. 

According to Jennifer A. Fitch, a press secretary with Dauphin County, at 3:25 p.m., the Dauphin County 911 Center was contacted by security personnel from Hershey's Chocolate World alerting dispatchers to a reported bomb threat. 

The building was evacuated as a precaution. 

Derry Township Police Department is the lead police agency involved in this incident. The Dauphin County Sheriff's Office provided bomb-sniffing dogs to assist in searching the area.

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