"Stink Bomb" - Old Munition Discovered in Sewer Line Construction

O'Fallon, Illinois Scott Air Force Base (AFB) EOD conducted a controlled detonation of old military munition discovered by Caseyville Township Sewer System employees digging for a sewer line.

The employees alerted police of the suspected UXO which was later identified by EOD as a live 80-year-old 90mm projectile.

Authorities have not yet determined how the munition ended up buried at the site, but an investigation is ongoing. Officials issued a warning to anyone who comes across anything that looks like an old military ordnance not to touch it and to alert emergency services.