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Section of Marysville Boulevard closed after 'loud boom' reported in area

Sacramento police were stopped by a man with a "serious hand injury."

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento police has blocked off a portion of Marysville Boulevard after receiving a report of a "loud boom" in the area believed to be from illegal fireworks being made at an area home. 

A spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department said officers were stopped by a man around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, June 16, along the 2800 block of Marysville Boulevard with a "serious hand injury."

"There was also a report of a small explosion that was at a residence," Officer Karl Chan with the Sacramento Police Department, said. "That kind of keyed in our officers to that there was more to this investigation at this point. So right now, we have officers that are looking into what occurred and we have our bomb squad, who are experts in this type of field as well, that are helping with the investigation."

The man was taken to an area hospital. There have been no other reported injuries. Chan said police have had to issue "small evacuations around the immediate vicinity of that residence, and then we have the traffic shut down just so we can mitigate that at this point."

Police is advising commuters to use alternate routes until the area reopens. 

"We're going to do everything slow and methodical and conduct a thorough investigation," Chan said. "And as we can determine more into what occurred, this will break down, but right now Marysville Boulevard will remain closed for a period of time"

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