Photo by Brandon Anderson.

Update: The area has been cleared, says D.C. Spokesperson Alice Kim.

UPDATE: Suspicious item in Ft Reno Park has been cleared. No hazards, PD clearing scene

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) September 6, 2016

NBC 4 is reporting that the suspicious item was actually a grinder.

Suspicious “hand grenade” turned out to be a grinder. All clear at Deal & Wilson pic.twitter.com/0tCfgeOM7k

— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) September 6, 2016

Kim could not confirm or deny the report.

Original: Units from D.C. Police and D.C. Fire and EMS are responding to a 911 call reporting a hand grenade on a park bench in Tenleytown.

The call, which came in at 1:43 p.m., was “for something that looked like a grenade” on the 4600 block of 40th Street NW, says Doug Buchanan, a spokesperson for D.C. Fire and EMS. FEMS is sending three units to investigate the scene.

“We have not deemed it real or not yet,” Buchanan says.

MPD is also responding with its explosive ordnance disposal team, confirms spokesperson Aquita Brown. “We’re still on the scene investigating,” Brown says.

Police are asking people to stay away from Fort Reno Park as they investigate the “suspicious item.”

In the meantime, nearby schools are sheltering in place, NBC 4 reports.

possible hand grenade on bench between Wilson high school and Deale Middle School both schools sheltering in place pic.twitter.com/ve8mjU8sLU

— Mark Segraves (@SegravesNBC4) September 6, 2016

@DCist @PoPville view of the #Tenleytown grenade watch pic.twitter.com/HjL5n37Cbb

— Ashley Lipps (@lippsdc) September 6, 2016

This story will be updated.

HT to Tim Regan.