BRUSSELS — Law enforcement evacuated an EU building and shut the main road in Brussels’ European Quarter on Tuesday after suspicious luggage was discovered in the area.

Traffic was halted on the busy Rue de la Loi, the main thoroughfare running through the city’s European Quarter near the European Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters.

A police officer was overheard telling people on the scene that suspicious luggage was reported in the area, while the street was cordoned off with police cars and fire trucks on the main road.

The Copernicus building, home to the Commission’s digital department DG CONNECT, was evacuated by police officers.

“We haven’t been told what’s going on,” said one bemused Commission staffer.

Local police and the fire brigade did not officially comment on the ongoing situation.