SALINA -Fire officials in Salina report a worker at Salina Iron and Metal Company did find a live bomb on Wednesday afternoon. Members of the Fort Riley Bomb squad were called and took the artillery shell to dispose of it.
Streets in the 300 Block of North 5th were blocked off for a couple of hours. No injuries were reported and an investigation continues.
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SALINA – Fire officials in Salina were investigating a possible explosive device on Wednesday afternoon.
According to officials with the Salina Fire Department a mortar shell was discovered at a Salina business just before 1:30 on Wednesday afternoon.
Employees of Salina Iron & Metal, 312 N. 5th Street, found the undetonated shell in a pile of scrap metal at around 1:30 p.m.
It is not known if the shell was a live or a practice round, but fire officials say that it is being treated as a live shell.
Several blocks in the downtown area around the business were closed to traffic. The bomb disposal unit from Fort Riley is notified responding to the scene.
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