Guernsey County Sheriff’s Deputies, Cambridge Firefighters, Guernsey County EMA, and Franklin County Bomb Squad all responded to the scene of a residence in Cambridge Township where unused ordnance had been found in a barn. Deputies first arrived on scene to investigate the report of dynamite possibly being found in a barn. Notification was made to the Franklin County Bomb Squad and Cambridge Fire Department.
The determination was made to dispose of the ordnance in an open field a short distance for the scene. Guernsey County EMA and Guernsey County Sheriff’s deputies transported personnel and equipment to the site of disposal assuring safe distance from structures and other potential hazards.
A controlled detonation was utilized by Franklin County Bomb Squad units to properly and safely dispose of the aged hazardous ordnance. No injuries or damage occurred during this incident.