Munitions Found At Recycling Center

Anaheim, California Workers at the Anaheim Recycling Center discovered three munitions items mixed in with scrap metal piles awaiting processing. Recycling center management called the police to report the find. Local police and firefighters responded with technical support provided by the Orange County Bomb Squad. The recycling center was evacuated while the bomb squad technicians inspected the munitions. The technicians determined that two of the munitions were inert and did not pose any explosive safety hazards. However, the third munition appeared to be live.

The civilian bomb squad called the military for support since the munition was determined to be of military origin. Military EOD Technicians from Camp Pendleton were dispatched to assist in the response. EOD confirmed that two of the munitions were inert and identified the third as a live 10-pound practice bomb with an unexpended smoke cartridge.

EOD transported the munition to a nearby landfill and conducted a controlled detonation to eliminate the hazard. An investigation is underway to determine how the munitions ended up at the recycling center.