Around 9:30 p.m., Chapel Hill police were called to the intersection of Elliott Road and E. Franklin Street, near First Citizens Bank, after someone spotted the device on fire and smoldering.
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Authorities closed the roads as a precaution while the Durham County Sheriff's Bomb Detection Unit investigated.
They later determined that the device was not an explosive and reopened the roadway.
Meanwhile, the investigation is still ongoing.
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