An arrest was made in the Disneyland explosion case. The suspect is a Disneyland employee.
Police believe that 22-year-old Christian Barnes, an outdoor vending cast member at Walt Disney Co's Disneyland may have been behind the small trashcan explosion which led to the evacuation of Mickey's Toontown in the California park on Tuesday.
Barnes is being held on $1 million bail, Sergeant Bob Dunn of the Anaheim Police Department said in a statement according to Reuters.
"Barnes is cooperating with investigators and has indicated that this is an isolated incident with unanticipated impacts," Dunn said.
After investigating, police found evidence of a dry ice explosion. Disneyland spokeswoman, Suzi Brown, said that the incident seems to have been a prank. The park is working with local police. The park is trying to decide if they're going to suspend or fire Barnes.
"We take matters like this very seriously and are working closely with local authorities," Brown said.
A small explosion took place in a trash can just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. In an abundance of caution, the park evacuated Mickey's Toontown, where children can visit cartoon-style homes of Mickey Mouse and other characters.
The guests were allowed to return to the area about two hours later, when police had deemed the area safe. No one was injured and no damaged occurred in the explosion.
According to Dunn, the Anaheim police and the Orange County Sheriff's Bomb Squad inspected the trash can and found evidence such as a water bottle, which could mean that there was a dry ice explosion.
Barnes was booked by the Anaheim Police Department on suspicion of possessing a destructive device.
The popular Anaheim them park is one of the top tourist spots in California. It is Disney's first theme park. In 2011, 16 million people visited the park.
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