Explosives Found at the Site of Thursday’s Bomb Scare
On Thursday (May 6), Fort Collins Police Services evacuated a storage unit in South Fort Collins due to the discovery of a backpack that contained unidentifiable materials. On Friday (May 7), authorities revealed that the suspicious materials were, indeed, explosive, according to CBS4.
After policed arrived at the abandoned storage unit off of Boardwalk Drive, the entire facility was evacuated for over two hours as officers investigated a commercially-packaged powder found inside a backpack inside the unit. After processing the powder, investigators revealed it was pre-mixed ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (ANFO).
This chemical is used in mining operations, particularly for coal, quarrying and metal mining, according to Wikipedia. ANFO is reportedly also used for mitigating the danger of avalanches. The chemical’s popularity stems from its cheapness, water resistance, oxygen balance and high detonation velocity (which is how quic