Bomb threat causes evacuation at Messer Cutting Systems in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin

Exclusive News Chopper 12 footage shows employees outside and police responding. Messer Cutting Systems was evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat.

Official response and confirmed impact

An employee found a note that read, "THERE IS A BOMB IN THE BUILDING," according to the Menomonee Falls Police Department.

It happened before 8 a.m. Police said Fountain Boulevard will be closed for several hours between Anthony Ave. and County Line Rd.

Exclusive News Chopper 12 footage shows employees outside and police responding. A look at the scene is in the video player above.

About 40 employees are not being allowed back inside the building at this time while the police department works with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad, according to MFPD.

Messer Cutting Systems is "a leading global provider of solutions for the metal working industry," according to its website.

It works with oxyfuel, plasma, and laser cutting systems. This is a developing story. A 12 News crew is at the scene.

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