What went wrong with Knoxville’s dynamite evacuation alert?
18 hours ago — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Almost a week after Knoxville-area first responders answered the call of a box of smoking dynamite, prompting an evacuation alert, WVLT News is learning more about what went wrong with the warning. Responders sent the alert Thursday afternoon, telling people to evacuate the Western Avenue and Mynderse Avenue area.
What to know about the evacuation in Knoxville, TN, suspected dynamite
5 days ago — Knoxville News Sentinel. ... :15 p.m. Oct. 10, on a report that employees there had discovered a 5-foot-by-5-foot steel box that contained suspected dynamite and was smoking. ...
ATF to investigate origin of dynamite found at Knoxville business
1 day ago — Knoxville Police later shared that blasting caps were found inside the 5×5 steel box alongside the explosives, and that samples of those explosives tested positive for a substance found in dynamite.
The 911 call that alerted Knoxville police to '200 sticks of dynamite'
5 days ago — 3:23. Update: Knoxville police: Box of explosives rendered safe, evacuation lifted. Around 2:15 p.m. Oct. 10, Knox 911 received a phone call alerting the Knoxville Police Department to a smoking ...
Authorities continue to investigate container suspected of holding ...
5 days ago — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee continued Friday to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, warning residents that evacuations will likely remain in place throughout the night.
Latest updates on dynamite found at CMC Recycling in Knoxville | wbir.com
5 days ago — The Knoxville Police Department said testing confirmed that the suspected explosives found inside a metal box at CMC Recycling on Thursday were numerous sticks of dynamite. prompted evacuations in ...
Dynamite found at CMC Recycling causes 30 hour evacuation in West Knoxville
6 days ago — Bomb squad personnel carefully remove sticks of dynamite and blast caps from a 5'x5' steel box at CMC Recycling on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Emergency crews responded to a 911 call from CMC Recycling at around 2:00 p.m. Thursday after workers had tried to torch open the box, unintentionally setting the fire and creating a hazardous situation.
Knoxville explosives 'consistent with dynamite.' Disposal needed …
Story by Keenan Thomas, Knoxville News Sentinel. • 4h. A bomb squad has found elements consistent with dynamite inside an unmarked box that prompted an overnight evacuation of Knoxville ...
Knoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found …
6 days ago — The Knoxville Police Department said in a news release that it urged residents within 3,000 feet of CMC Recycling to relocate after employees discovered a steel box with suspected dynamite. The department said its bomb squad assessed the scene with a drone and couldn’t identify the contents of the box with certainty, but “based on that ...
Knoxville police: Box of explosives rendered safe, evacuation lifted
5 days ago — By the evening of Oct. 11, the Knoxville Police Department bomb squad had begun removing what appeared to be sticks of dynamite from the steel box that had been discovered and reported the ...
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