MANY FIRE STATIONS HAVE SIGNS POSTED THAT they will accept certain items that can be dropped off by the public. These range from jugs of pesticide to toy donations and even unwanted babies in some areas.
But one woman in Calgary, Alberta, didn’t quite follow the rules when she dropped off a live hand grenade yesterday. She was doing some cleaning out of a rental property that she owns when she came across the grenade. Instead of calling for help, she just picked it up and took to the firehouse. The engine crew was out at the time, but they came right back when they were notified by the medic crew about the donation.
For the next 90 minutes the street was closed, the firehouse was in lockdown and the neighborhood was evacuated while the bomb squad transferred the device into a sandbox. It was later determined that it was a “live fuse, dead grenade” which is normally used in training.
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Fire Station 18
(still there today)
Nobody was injured and all is well today. But you can safely bet on what they were talking about at lineup this morning.
The Calgary Herald has the REPORT.
Fire Station 18 WEBPAGE.
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