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Customers, Employees Allowed Back Into Walmart In Roanoke After Bomb Threat

ROANOKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - Customers and employees are being allowed back into a Walmart in Roanoke after a bomb threat was reported, officials said.

Crews were at the scene of a Walmart in the 1200 block of U.S. 377 where customers and employees had been evacuated due to a bomb threat.

Roanoke Walmart evacuated
A Walmart in Roanoke was evacuated due to a bomb threat. (Credit: CBS 11 News)

The fire department said the store received the threat at around 12:20 p.m. The building was immediately evacuated.

Officials were able to clear the scene and people were allowed back in just after 1:45 p.m.

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