Police were called to break up a reported exorcism for dead trees in the lumber aisle of a Home Depot in Pennsylvania.
The Dickson City Police Department disclosed the bizarre incident in a Facebook post detailing the 911 calls it had received on Monday afternoon.
The description for a call at 3.26pm read: 'Disorderly people having an exorcism in the lumber aisle for the dead trees.
They were escorted out of the building.'
The post quickly went viral as commenters begged to know more details about the scene.
Police were called to break up a reported exorcism for dead trees in the lumber aisle of a Home Depot (pictured) in Dickson City, Pennsylvania, on Monday afternoon
The Dickson City Police Department disclosed the bizarre incident in a Facebook post detailing the 911 calls it had received on Monday afternoon
A Dickson City police officer offered fuller explanation to the PhillyVoice, saying: 'It was a séance type of thing for the dead.'
'There were two people hanging out in the lumber department doing their little exorcism thing,' the officer, who was not named, said.
'Some people at the store started picking up that something was happening that was not necessarily normal.
Police were called to the store and they were escorted out of the building.'
The officer said neither of the individuals involved will face charges.
The vague Facebook post drew hundreds of comical comments from people sarcastically defending the duo.
'Sometimes I think the 2x4s in my garage are possessed,' wrote Louis Galetto.
'May the price of plywood come down...the name of christ compels you,' commented Paul Nichols.
'I will light a candle for the lumber at Lowes,' wrote Judith Ann Fadarishan Bonafede.
Thelma Lopatka also commented: 'Two many nuts in one shell this town can't get any crazier.'
Mike Flynn chimed in: 'Your honor we have a virtual company and had nowhere to hold our annual board meeting.'
'How does a wood exorcism happen in 2021 and not a single person in Home Depot videoed this for our entertainment.
I need answers,' wrote Ashley Faraday.
'I mean, I would totally understand an Exorcism for the prices of lumber,' joked David Silvernail 'INFLATION BE GONE!!! BY THE POWER OF THE NAME OF BOB VILLA!!!'
Two people were removed from a Home Depot in Dickson City, Pennsylvania on June 21, 2021 after conducting an exorcism in the lumber department
'There were two people hanging out in the lumber department doing their little exorcism thing,' a Dickson City police officer, who was not named, said of the incident (file photo)