NIAGARA, Wis. Explosive devices were handled twice this week, Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve reported.
Sauve said that the sheriff’s office enlisted the help of the Brown-Outagamie County Bomb Squad to detonate dangerous blasting caps.
The first incident occurred on Army Lane in Stephenson. The second incident, which occurred on Van Ginkel Road in Niagara, Wisconsin, involved 90 blasting caps in an outbuilding. There is no current threat to the public as the potentially dangerous materials were disposed of by professionals.
The sheriff’s office urges the public to be aware and watchful of any suspicious or potentially dangerous explosive devices while cleaning outbuildings and surrounding property. Other devices and dynamite are known to be unstable and volatile.
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Bomb Squad Detonates Multiple Explosives in Marinette County By Casey Nelson
Apr 7, 2021 4:14 PM
MARINETTE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) Explosive devices had to be detonated twice this week in Marinette County.
Sheriff Jerry Sauve says the Brown-Outagamie County Bomb Squad was called to detonate dangerous blasting caps.
Devices were detonated on Army Lane in the Town of Stephenson and Van Ginkel Road in the Town of Niagara The second incident involved 90 blasting caps in an outbuilding.
There is no threat to public, as the materials were properly disposed, Sauve says.
Authorities advise the public to be aware and watchful of any suspicious or potentially dangerous explosives while cleaning outbuildings and nearby property.