Bomb scare at North Jax Sam's Club declared hoax

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Employees of the SAM's club on Busch Drive have been allowed back into the building after a bomb threat stopped business.

The entire building was evacuated after 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. Action News has learned a caller made a threat to the North Jacksonville location.

Dozens of police officers searched the area while about 70 employees and customers waited outside.

The search turned up nothing. Sam's Club officials tell Action News, the threat was determined to be a hoax. The store is back to normal operation.