A bomb threat and a gas leak forced the evacuation of more than 3,000 people from the Hilton Hotel Complex in Parsippany on Saturday, township police said.

The complex also includes a Hampton Inn and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

Police and utility workers were first called at 2:29 p.m. with the report of a strong gas odor. A gas leak was located in a loading dock area near the Chiller Theatre event in the hotel ballroom, an annual gathering of TV stars from the 1970s and 80s, including Robert Wagner, Barbara Eden, Jimmy "J.J." Walker and the cast from "Good Times," and the "Love Boat" and a host of other entertainers from shows of yesteryear.

Everyone was evacuated. Less than an hour later, at 3:19 p.m. hotel staff informed police that a bomb threat had been called into the hotel. Authorities then evacuated the entire complex including the restaurant and Hampton Inn.

After a response from 13 police agencies, the complex was swept and no device found. It was reopened at 6 p.m.

Brian Conover, the Parsippany police public information officer, declined to comment on if the fatal shooting in a Pittsburgh synagogue Saturday heightened anxiety among people evacuated from the event and complex.

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