Explosive device removed
Grand Prairie Fire Department investigators had to close Bardin Road between Magna Carta and State Highway 360 for over an hour Thursday around noon in order to remove a potential explosive device.
Fire Department spokesman Lt. Kuykendall said investigators were called after a woman found a piece of military ordinance among some articles of her recently deceased husband who was a war veteran.
The device was isolated in a field on the north side of Bardin Road while the Arlington Fire Department bomb disposal unit was called in to assist.
Kuykendall said that after x-raying the device enough evidence was found to indicate it was active. A special mobile containment vessel was brought in which transported the item to a secure location for disposal.
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