Crime & Safety
[WATCH] Dynamite Found In Shed In Melissa, Detonated
Plano Police Department's Bomb Squad destroyed the explosives in a nearby field.
MELISSA, TX — Just after noon Thursday, firefighters from McKinney were sent to a house in the Collin County town of Melissa after a report was received of dynamite.
Firefighters confirmed the explosives were, in fact, dynamite, and called Collin County Sheriff Deputies and Plano Police Department's Bomb Squad for assistance removing the explosives from a shed in the 100 block of Covey Lane.
The dynamite was detonated in a nearby field. Watch that explosion below.
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The detonation is complete. No injuries were reported. We appreciate your cooperation. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/uhzzibRIuR
— Collin Co. Sheriff (@CollinCoSO) May 17, 2018
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