i can only imagine the fireball that was produced when it happened. reporter: for this explosive ordinance disposal team we don t go in sgref. ther aggressive. there is a threat out there. reporter: the threat is very real. if i stay stop at anytime, you stop immediately. advance. we have to be all the way back here for our own safety. it shows how dangerous this work is. and it is painstaking. this small area has taken several days and you are not even finished. we ve merely scratched the surface. and you have an entire country potentially. how do you possibly do that job? if me doing this job and being here in ukraine removing one item, however small, however large it is, saves one life, then for me personally, that is a going that i ve reached.
The grenade s pin had been pulled, but the years of dirt and rust likely prevented the explosive from detonating when a worker uncovered it at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, according