DENVER -- Police were looking for a man Saturday afternoon who rented a West Highlands apartment where they said explosive chemicals were found, 7NEWS reported.

Police said they wanted to talk to John Taylor (pictured, left) about what they found in his apartment.

Although a person claiming to be John Taylor contacted the media by phone Friday evening saying it was all a misunderstanding, police said they had not heard from the actual suspect as of noon Saturday. The identity of the person who called the media could not be verified.

Authorities were called to the 3500 block of W. 29th Avenue shortly before noon Friday after someone reported hearing a neighbor say he was going to "blow up a bunch of people," 7NEWS reported. The neighbor lived in a home that was divided into separate apartments.

Among the chemicals investigators found at the home was ammonium nitrate, commonly used in fertilizer, but also used to manufacture bombs, such as the one that destroyed the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City.

Other chemicals were also found, officials said.

"The materials in combination have the potential of developing a bomb," said Tracy Howard, the Denver manager of safety.

Because of the danger posed by the chemicals, the area around the home was ordered evacuated for most of the evening. The bomb squad took the chemicals to remote location along Rooney Road in Jefferson County for detonation Friday evening.

In addition to police and fire, the FBI and Denver District Attorney's Office were involved in the investigation.

Police executed a search warrant on the house Friday night, after the chemicals were removed.

The discovery shocked neighbors, who huddled on lawns near police blockades Friday evening.

"This was a safe neighborhood," said Veronica Mota, 42. "There's no wild parties. Everyone gets along with everyone. We don't even know now how safe we are anymore."