Dynamite Found in Local Home

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Channel: LOCAL 12 · 2013 · News & Politics

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WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (Larry Davis) --  Old dynamite has been found on Columbia Road near Walnut Grove Lane in Deerfield Township.Dispatchers
 tell Local 12 a homeowner found fifty pounds of dynamite in their
basement.  It happened about 2p.m. and Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
are on the scene.  They've called in the Cincinnati Bomb Squad. Columbia Road is shut down in that area.Police
 have evacuated thirty four people from fifteen homes in the area.  The
streets being evacuated are Paul's Point Court, Wood Lake Court, and
Shady Lake Drive. There is concern as to how old the dynamite is and police say they are unsure how long the dynamite has been there.  The
 bomb squad is going to remove the dynamite by digging a hole in the
yard of the home it is located at and burying it.  They will then set
fire to it.There will be no explosion and neighbors should not
expect any kind of blast. The dynamite will burn off and make for a safe
 removal from the area.

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