Tag: bomb scare

Workforce
Construction worker discovers active bomb, brings it into motel lobby in Missouri
There are still questions concerning who left an explosive device in parking lot in Columbia, Missouri. According to the The Columbia Daily Tribune, 33-year old construction worker Kris Martin found the device August 17 near the Red Roof Inn and took it inside the motel to report it. Martin, who hails from Indiana but was in […]
August 28, 2015
A bomb squad truck and robot arrive at the scene where the device was found. Photo Credit: Daniel Brenner/Columbia Daily Tribune
Construction Equipment
Scissor lift battery explodes, causes evacuation of Ohio police HQ
What many thought could be a bomb or an attack on the downtown Columbus, Ohio police headquarters was found to be a battery for a scissor lift that exploded inside the building. According to The Columbus Dispatch, employees on the first and second floors of the building heard the explosion and phoned it in. The […]
September 25, 2013
The scissor lift battery that exploded in the lobby of Coumbus, Ohio Police HQ. Credit: Jim Woods/Columbus Dispatch
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