City Refuse Worker Finds More than Just Trash

Honolulu, Hawaii  A city refuse worker collecting garbage on his usual route found what appeared to him to be an old munition item. Instead of calling authorities directly, he decided to pick the item up and take it to the local fire station. Firefighters from the Manoa fire station instructed him to place the item on the ground. The firefighters then called police and the Army EOD unit from Schofield Barracks for technical support. The Army EOD unit responded and safely removed the item which was identified as a WWII era UXO.

Several nearby businesses were evacuated during the incident. Authorities plan to conduct an investigation as to how the item may have ended up along the refuse workers route in the first place. Although no one was injured during the incident, moving UXO is something that should only be done by a qualified EOD or UXO trained professional.