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Fire Department explodes suspected bomb

A member of the Arlington Fire Department's Bomb Squad gets assistance in putting on protective gear as he prepares to examine a suspected bomb Friday morning found at a City of Grand Prairie facility located in 1400 block of Skyline Road.  ©Bob Fitch - 2008/All rights reserved

A member of the Arlington Fire Department's Bomb Squad dressed in protective gear uses a robotic device to examine a suspected bomb found Friday morning at a City of Grand Prairie facility at 1400 block of Skyline Rd.  ©Bob Fitch - 2008/All rights reserved

Grand Prairie fire investigators with the assistance of the Arlington Fire Department’s Bomb Squad exploded a suspected pipe bomb found at a City of Grand Prairie facility located in the 1400 block of Skyline Road.

Lieutenant Randy Willis, Arson Investigator, said about 8:30 a.m. Friday morning employees of the facility were cleaning up and found the device. 

After investigators confirmed that it was a suspected bomb, the Arlington Fire Department’s Bomb Squad was called to the scene.  The bomb squad also examined the device and later exploded it in a parking lot of the facility. 

Lt. Willis said Friday morning that the investigation was just beginning and investigators are currently trying to identify the device's type.     

 


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