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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. - A hazmat investigation that locked down a South Chase neighborhood for hours on Thursday may be connected to a viral social media video, according to residents.

What we know:

A suspicious package prompted a large law enforcement response Thursday in the South Chase neighborhood of Orange County.

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Deputies, firefighters, forensics teams and K-9 units were dispatched to Abberton Court, near State Road 417 and Florida’s Turnpike, after a package was reported around midday. The area remained shut down for more than four hours.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed the package was non-hazardous. It had been delivered to a home in the neighborhood.

The backstory:

Tensions may have been building online befor

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