Authorities Detonate World War I Grenade In Los Altos Home

Los Altos CA

12 October, 2021

1:03 PM

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LOS ALTOS, CA — Authorities successfully detonated a World War I vintage grenade after someone found it inside a Los Altos home on Monday, police said. The Los Altos Police Department received a 10:15 a.m. report of a grenade found inside an elderly family member's bedroom at a home along Christina Drive. Both police and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Bomb Squad arrived, found the vintage grenade and deemed it potentially live, police said. During the investigation, four adjacent homes were evacuated and other homes in the area were asked to shelter-in-place, according to police. Police and sheriff's officials chose to detonate the bomb with of an abundance of caution in the home's backyard. Prior to the denotation, the Santa Clara County Fire Department checked the area for any fire risk, while PG&E also did an underground service assessment, police said. Police said the detonation didn't cause any property damage or injuries. Copyright © 2021 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area.