Blasting Caps Discovered on Nevada Highway Safely Destroyed

Winnemucca, Nevada The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office reported that a large quantity of abandoned blasting caps found by Bureau of Land Management personnel about just off Nevada 140, which runs from U.S. 95 to Denio at the Idaho border, were destroyed.

A spokesperson from the sheriff's office said, "Due to the quantity and age of the blasting caps, the Elko Consolidated Bomb Squad was contacted to assist with disposal." The blasting caps were safely disposed of in place.

Nevada State Police, the Reno Police Department, the Elko Police Department, the Elko County Sheriff's Office, the Nevada Department of Transportation and the Bureau of Land Management Fire all assisted in the disposal efforts. There was no word as to how the devices ended up on the side of the highway.