http://www.kptv.com/story/15268309/investigators-find-ammunitions-after-apartment-fire-in-astoria
Posted: Aug 15, 2011 8:08 AM Updated: Aug 15, 2011 8:23 AM By FOX 12 Staff - email
Astoria. Ore. -- Police and firefighters in Astoria say a 70-year-old man was storing several thousand rounds of ammunition and reloading supplies in an apartment that caught on fire over the weekend.
Crews responded to a report of smoke coming from a duplex in Astoria on Saturday night. While extinguishing the fire, crews found some questionable items. Investigators with Astoria police and the Oregon State Police returned to the scene on Sunday. That's when they found several thousand rounds of ammunition, reloading supplies, and several cylinders.
Police say the cylinders can be used to make pipe bombs - or watertight caches used to store documents or other items. The man who lives in the apartment says that's what he was making.
Police say nothing inside the apartment was illegal, though some of the ammunition and reloading supplies were turned over to OSP for disposal because of the risk associated with fire and water damage.
Investigators say the cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion from some old or damaged smokeless powder. Astoria police say this is a good reminder to anyone using reloading supplies to safely store them in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendation.
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Posted: Aug 15, 2011 8:08 AM Updated: Aug 15, 2011 8:23 AM By FOX 12 Staff - email
Astoria. Ore. -- Police and firefighters in Astoria say a 70-year-old man was storing several thousand rounds of ammunition and reloading supplies in an apartment that caught on fire over the weekend.
Crews responded to a report of smoke coming from a duplex in Astoria on Saturday night. While extinguishing the fire, crews found some questionable items. Investigators with Astoria police and the Oregon State Police returned to the scene on Sunday. That's when they found several thousand rounds of ammunition, reloading supplies, and several cylinders.
Police say the cylinders can be used to make pipe bombs - or watertight caches used to store documents or other items. The man who lives in the apartment says that's what he was making.
Police say nothing inside the apartment was illegal, though some of the ammunition and reloading supplies were turned over to OSP for disposal because of the risk associated with fire and water damage.
Investigators say the cause of the fire was spontaneous combustion from some old or damaged smokeless powder. Astoria police say this is a good reminder to anyone using reloading supplies to safely store them in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendation.
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