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A routine cleaning project turned into a major emergency Wednesday after a Valley Glen homeowner uncovered 20sticks of active dynamitehidden inside a freezer in her garage, prompting evacuations across the neighborhood.
According to theLos Angeles Police Department, officers were called to the 6100 block of Rhodes Avenue at about 9 a.m. after the woman reported the startling discovery.
She had no idea where the explosives came from or who they belonged to.
Capt. Warner Castillo of the LAPD’s North Hollywood Divisiontold KTLAthe woman and her late husband had purchased the refrigerator when they bought the home.Her husband died several years ago.
Specialized bomb technicians responded and determined the dynamite was still active, Castillo said.
As a precaution, authorities evacuated residents living nearby and conducted door-to-door notifications throughout the area.
The cache weighed an estimated 10 to 15 pounds.
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Experts soaked the dynamite in diesel fuel to render it safe, a process called desensitizing, before preparing to transport it in a total containment vessel to an undisclosed location.
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