An improvised explosive device was detonated around 5 p.m. Thursday in a parking lot at South Boundary and Francis streets, near Merchants Square, according to Williamsburg Police.
No one was injured, police spokesman Maj. Greg Riley said.
The lot is across Francis Street from Berret’s Seafood Restaurant and Taphouse Grill. Across from South Boundary Street from the parking lot is the College of William and Mary campus.
The Williamsburg police and fire departments responded to what was initially reported as a car fire, Riley said.
However, after police and fire units arrived, they determined the cause of the explosion to be an improvised explosive device that was detonated, Riley said.
The Williamsburg police are investigating the incident with help from the Williamsburg Fire Department, Colonial Williamsburg Public Safety, Newport News Police, Virginia State Police, as well as the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Riley said.
Riley said there is no indication of any additional threat to the public.
The area surrounding the scene will be closed to car and foot traffic while the investigation is ongoing, Riley said.
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