A man who was taken into custody on Friday has been released without charge after a suspicious package closed a section of Danforth Avenue near the corner of Danforth and Arundel avenues, police say.

Officers were called to the scene around 4:30 p.m. on Friday for a report of an "unattended, unidentified package," police said in a tweet.

Members of the police chemical, biological, radi​ological and nuclear defence unit (CBRNE) investigated and deemed the area safe again after about an hour.

Danforth Avenue was closed between Broadview and Logan avenues, but has since reopened.

Firefighters stand on Danforth Avenue after a call came in for a suspicious package around 4:30 on Friday afternoon. (Rebecca Silverstone/CBC)