What Not To Do If you Find Explosives At a Car Dealership

Great Falls, Montana A woman reportedly found an explosive charge used in the mining industry at a car dealership where she works. Instead of calling police, the woman decided to take the item home to show it to her husband. The husband in return brought the item to the Great Falls Police Station that same evening.

The police called the Air Force EOD unit based out of Malmstrom AFB for technical support in dealing with the item. Nearby businesses were evacuated and traffic was rerouted as an EOD Technician in a bomb disposal suite inspected the item. The explosive charge was transported to the Malmstrom AFB where it was safely disposed of.

The ATF is investigating how the charge ended up at the car dealership in the first place. The woman who initially found the item and brought it home along with her husband who transported it to the police station were fortunate that the charge did not detonate while being handled. Untrained civilians should never attempt to handle or transport explosives or munition items under any circumstances.