Sarnia police are blocking off London Rd. near Lambton College - June 12/18 (Blackburnnews.com Photo By Melanie Irwin)

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Sarnia police say a bomb threat at Lambton College on Tuesday afternoon turned out to be fake.

Police were notified of the threat at 1:55pm, and officers blocked off London Rd. and Wellington St. near the college for about three hours as a precaution.

We are asking people to remain away from Lambton College as we investigate a threat & determine its validity. Thank you for your patience. — Sarnia Police (@SarniaPolice) June 12, 2018

Lambton College evacuated students and closed its doors for the duration of the incident.

Sarnia fire crews were on standby at the former Sears parking lot.

Sarnia police Constable John Sottosanti says a thorough search found nothing.

“Officers continued their investigation by searching three buildings, namely the residence and surrounding structures,” says Sottosanti. “They were unable to locate any sort of threatening device.”

Officers have cleared from Lambton College and roads and the College have re-opened. Fortunately no explosive or any other sort of threatening device was located. Investigation is still continuing. Thank you for your patience! — Sarnia Police (@SarniaPolice) June 12, 2018

The Lambton College Sarnia campus has re-opened with regular scheduled classes resuming effective immediately. — Lambton College (@LambtonCollege) June 12, 2018

The roadway and college re-opened around 5pm. The source of the call is still under investigation.