Chanute, Kansas: Last week, a suspected explosive was brought by a citizen so it could be safely destroyed.
According to reports, the citizen brought the bomb to the Chanute Police Station.
The bomb was removed from the city parking lot and was taken to a remote location, where it was destroyed by the bomb squad.
Locals reportedly heard loud blasts in the area, but it was not clear if the sound came from the live explosive or explosive material added by the bomb squad to destroy the device.
The Chanute Police confirmed that there was a bomb squad en route to inspect a device.
The area surrounded the entire station was blocked off after the bomb was brought in.
Authorities later confirmed that the device was removed.
The statement said:
“This device was delivered to our location by an individual, having no apparent intent to cause harm, after he found the device on a country road. The device remains in his vehicle in our municipal parking lot. It is not typical that we receive such devices in this manner. Accordingly, the city’s Emergency Services made a sound decision in evacuating perimeter structures due to the unknown nature and capacity of the explosive device.”
Authorities did not report any casualties or injuries from the incident.