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Woman Finds Old Bomb In Neighborhood Near Middle School
Posted: 7:15 am EDT July 9, 2008Updated: 7:21 am EDT July 9, 2008
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The bomb squad detonated an explosive device after it was discovered in an Orlando neighborhood. Police and fire crews blocked off the streets and evacuated several homes in the Lee Vista Square community Tuesday afternoon.
SLIDESHOW: Bombs Detonated On Campus Of Orange County Middle School
The neighborhood is less than a mile from Odyssey Middle School. For folks who live in the area, they have joined in the nightmare felt by other communities near the old Pine Castle bombing range."If there's bombs right there in my front yard all this cement and homes everywhere, you know there's stuff underneath it, too," said Lori Hartigan who found the explosive.The Army Corps of Engineers is also searching for munitions in several surrounding neighborhoods, but Lee Vista Square is not one of them. The Corps says it is hoping to add it to the list.
SLIDESHOW: Bombs Detonated On Campus Of Orange County Middle SchoolThe neighborhood is less than a mile from Odyssey Middle School. For folks who live in the area, they have joined in the nightmare felt by other communities near the old Pine Castle bombing range."If there's bombs right there in my front yard all this cement and homes everywhere, you know there's stuff underneath it, too," said Lori Hartigan who found the explosive.The Army Corps of Engineers is also searching for munitions in several surrounding neighborhoods, but Lee Vista Square is not one of them. The Corps says it is hoping to add it to the list.
Previous Stories:
- January 21, 2008: More Bombs Found Near Odyssey Middle School Have Residents Concerned
- January 8, 2008: Homeowners Taking Legal Action After Bombs Found At Nearby School
- January 7, 2008: Students Return To School With Remaining Explosives Fenced In
- January 4, 2008: Army Corps To Detonate More Explosives Found At Middle School
- December 27, 2007: Army Corps Back On School Campus Looking For Bombs
- November 19, 2007: Army Corps To Dig 2,000 Holes In Search For Bombs
- October 16, 2007: Developer Evacuates Homes In Search For Old Bombs
- October 3, 2007: Army Corp Of Engineers Finds Live Bomb Near Middle School
- August 30, 2007: Builder Says It Will Survey For Live Bombs In Two Neighborhoods
- August 17, 2007: Army Suggests Fence Around Old Bombing Range Near School
- August 10, 2007: Parents Unsatisfied With Answers About Bombing Range
- August 7, 2007: Homeowners Concerned As Corps Surveys Bombing Range
- July 30, 2007: Corps Of Engineers Testing School Campus For Explosives
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