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02-09-08, 08:22 AM
Friday, February 8, 2008
Bomb squad calls in Marines after man drops off mortar round
H.B. Fire Station No. 8 and neighboring building evacuated, roads closed.
By JON CASSIDY
The Orange County Register
HUNTINGTON BEACH - The Marines disarmed a live mortar round containing four pounds of dynamite that was dropped off at Fire Station No. 8 at 5891 Heil Ave. near Springdale Street on Friday morning.
Its standard procedure for the Sheriff's Department to call in military technicians to handle military ordnance, said Lt. Ted Boyne of the Sheriff's Department.
The Huntington Beach Fire Department first called the Sheriff's Department this morning after a man brought in what he thought was a dummy mortar round, said Huntington Beach police Lt. Craig Bryant.
“He brought it into the fire station and said, 'Here, I don't want to play with this anymore, you take it,' '' Bryant said.
Firefighters stuffed the round into a corner of the station before clearing out.
A small suite of offices in a neighboring building was also evacuated, Bryant said.
Police do not plan to arrest the man who brought in the round, as there was no criminal intent, said police Lt. Mike Reynolds.
“Apparently, he works for a company that does estate sales, and it was left over from one of the sales, and he didn't know what to do with it,” Reynolds said.
Heil Avenue was closed between Springdale and Graham streets, along with several residential streets in the area.
The round is a live 81mm Mark I mortar round containing four pounds of TNT, and it dates to WWII, Boyne said.
Ellie
Bomb squad calls in Marines after man drops off mortar round
H.B. Fire Station No. 8 and neighboring building evacuated, roads closed.
By JON CASSIDY
The Orange County Register
HUNTINGTON BEACH - The Marines disarmed a live mortar round containing four pounds of dynamite that was dropped off at Fire Station No. 8 at 5891 Heil Ave. near Springdale Street on Friday morning.
Its standard procedure for the Sheriff's Department to call in military technicians to handle military ordnance, said Lt. Ted Boyne of the Sheriff's Department.
The Huntington Beach Fire Department first called the Sheriff's Department this morning after a man brought in what he thought was a dummy mortar round, said Huntington Beach police Lt. Craig Bryant.
“He brought it into the fire station and said, 'Here, I don't want to play with this anymore, you take it,' '' Bryant said.
Firefighters stuffed the round into a corner of the station before clearing out.
A small suite of offices in a neighboring building was also evacuated, Bryant said.
Police do not plan to arrest the man who brought in the round, as there was no criminal intent, said police Lt. Mike Reynolds.
“Apparently, he works for a company that does estate sales, and it was left over from one of the sales, and he didn't know what to do with it,” Reynolds said.
Heil Avenue was closed between Springdale and Graham streets, along with several residential streets in the area.
The round is a live 81mm Mark I mortar round containing four pounds of TNT, and it dates to WWII, Boyne said.
Ellie