Twenty explosive devices, actually known as McGyver Bombs or acid bombs, were found about 500 yards west of the intersection of Reagan and Summit Drives in Rock Springs on Tuesday. Sweetwater Detective Dick Blust, Jr. says a Rock Springs man found the devices while hiking.
Bomb Squad technicians found 20 expended overpressure devices and disrupted six of them that had apparently failed to explode.
A chemical reaction begins immediately, causing mounting pressure inside the vessel, which explodes violently, spraying liquid over a wide area.
Also found at the scene, and an even greater danger, was a home-made, grenade-sized, unexploded I.E.D., or Improvised Explosive Device, which contained a substantial explosive charge.
The Sweetwater Bomb Squad is comprised of law enforcement officers of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and the Rock Springs and Green River Police Departments. Bomb Squad technicians used a remotely-controlled Remotec Andros Mark V-A1 bomb disposal robot and an Andros Remotec Andros HD-1J, to disrupt the devices.
Bomb Squad technicians found 20 expended overpressure devices and disrupted six of them that had apparently failed to explode.
A chemical reaction begins immediately, causing mounting pressure inside the vessel, which explodes violently, spraying liquid over a wide area.
Also found at the scene, and an even greater danger, was a home-made, grenade-sized, unexploded I.E.D., or Improvised Explosive Device, which contained a substantial explosive charge.
The Sweetwater Bomb Squad is comprised of law enforcement officers of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and the Rock Springs and Green River Police Departments. Bomb Squad technicians used a remotely-controlled Remotec Andros Mark V-A1 bomb disposal robot and an Andros Remotec Andros HD-1J, to disrupt the devices.
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