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S.R. 50 in Lake County reopens after military explosive device removed
The explosive device
Katie Fretland | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:14 PM EDT, July 19, 2007
CLERMONT - State Road 50 has been reopened after a 500-pound military explosive device discovered near the road was removed.
The explosive ordnance disposal unit from Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County retrieved the bomb Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Christie Mysinger said. She said the bomb was thought to be from the World War II era.
The road had been shut down between 12th Street in Clermont and County Road 565A in Groveland.
A surveyor found a 500-pound World War II-era bomb without a fuse Thursday night on the side of state Road 50, on the west side of Clermont in Lake County, Fla. The bomb was discovered above ground by a surveyor preparing property for sale after its owner recently died, WESH 2 News reported.
Traffic along the road from Groveland to Clermont was rerouted from 565 A to 12th Street in Clermont, causing major road delays. State Road 50 reopened at about 6p.m. after a two-hour closure.
An ordinance disposal unit from Patrick Air Force Base determined that the bomb had no fuse, and has taken it for further analysis, a sergeant in the Lake County Sheriff?s office said. Explosives like the one found Thursday night -- known as gravity bombs, as they were simply dropped out of a plane without guidance -- have a blast radius of about 1,800 feet.
The explosive device
Katie Fretland | Sentinel Staff Writer
6:14 PM EDT, July 19, 2007
CLERMONT - State Road 50 has been reopened after a 500-pound military explosive device discovered near the road was removed.
The explosive ordnance disposal unit from Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County retrieved the bomb Lake County sheriff's Sgt. Christie Mysinger said. She said the bomb was thought to be from the World War II era.
The road had been shut down between 12th Street in Clermont and County Road 565A in Groveland.
A surveyor found a 500-pound World War II-era bomb without a fuse Thursday night on the side of state Road 50, on the west side of Clermont in Lake County, Fla. The bomb was discovered above ground by a surveyor preparing property for sale after its owner recently died, WESH 2 News reported.
Traffic along the road from Groveland to Clermont was rerouted from 565 A to 12th Street in Clermont, causing major road delays. State Road 50 reopened at about 6p.m. after a two-hour closure.
An ordinance disposal unit from Patrick Air Force Base determined that the bomb had no fuse, and has taken it for further analysis, a sergeant in the Lake County Sheriff?s office said. Explosives like the one found Thursday night -- known as gravity bombs, as they were simply dropped out of a plane without guidance -- have a blast radius of about 1,800 feet.