A bomb scare at CommonSpirit Penrose Hospital turned out to be nothing more than a slow cooker, the authorities said Thursday.

Law enforcement lifted a lockdown and shelter-in-place order in and around the hospital after determining that two suspicious devices found at the facility were not threats.

The hospital notified police after someone noticed something suspicious inside a car parked in the hospital’s parking garage, Colorado Springs police Cmdr. Pamela Castro told reporters outside the hospital’s entrance just before 12:30 p.m.

“One of them [that] was originally reported was a Crock-Pot; most people are aware of the concerns with that specific kitchen utensil in regards to potential bombs,” Castro said. “That has been checked; it is just simply a Crock-Pot.”

Another suspicious device was found in the parking garage after the initial report and it was also deemed not to be a threat. Police say everyone connected to the threat has been contacted and an investigation will determine whether there was criminal intent.

A shelter-in-place order, issued for one block north of the main hospital between Cascade and Nevada avenues, was lifted over an hour later at 12:26 p.m.

The threat prompted CSPD to notify the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI about the situation. Armed ATF agents could be seen at the entrance of the parking garage beyond the police barricade.

“Our patients and caregivers are safe,” said CommonSpirit spokesperson Kevin Massey. He told The Gazette via email that the hospital received the bomb threat and immediately put the facility on lockdown out of caution and contacted police.

Dozens of health care workers in scrubs and patients, some in wheelchairs, were seen lining Nevada Avenue outside the hospital as they waited to reenter the building after an unclear number had left after the threat.

Numerous people outside told The Gazette before the lockdown was lifted that the hospital had not communicated anything about what was going on.

Behind the police barricade by an emergency room entrance, Alan De La Garza anxiously waited for his wife to exit as he was blocked from entering the hospital and unable to reach her. The couple had been working to find their footing in the area after moving from Texas on Tuesday.

“I’m just a bit antsy because I can’t be in there with her and I don’t know how she’s taking everything or not,” De La Garza told The Gazette next to emergency vehicles. “I’m just worried about her.”

De La Garza was reunited with his wife shortly before the lockdown ended around 12:30 p.m.