First responders evacuated businesses and shut down Highway 78 near Eubanks Lane after an unknown person dropped off a 55-gallon drum and a propane tank near a business.
Southbound Texas 78 is closed in Wylie as police and firefighters investigate a case of illegal dumping that forced several businesses to evacuate Monday morning.
Police were called just before 9 a.m. after someone left a 55-gallon drum and a propane tank outside Texas Dollar Pawn & Gun.
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WATCH HEREThe caller told police the person who left the items near the business was recorded on surveillance video.
In a statement Monday morning, police said several businesses had been evacuated but did not say which businesses or how many were affected.
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SIGN UP Roads in the area are closed while the items are investigated. Drivers are asked to avoid the area.
