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Bomb Squad Deals With Explosive Device Found At Hwy 29 Motel
March 14, 2017
The bomb squad was called to a Highway 29 motel Tueday night after a possible homemade explosive device was found.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office called for the assistance of the Bay County Bomb Squad after the device was found at the Key West Inn at 6900 Pensacola Boulevard.
The Sheriff’s Office said the bomb squad deemed the device to be a possible destructive device and a decision was made to use equipment to render the device as safe.
Hotel employees reportedly found the device with wires in a room and moved it to a courtyard before deputies arrived. The Key West Inn was evacuated as a precaution.
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9 Responses to “Bomb Squad Deals With Explosive Device Found At Hwy 29 Motel”
We checked in and checked out within an hour of being there the Sunday. It’s one of the most sketchy motels I’ve ever seen, and I’m thankful I didn’t have my child there, as we were supposed to be there. And with the pure stupidity of the employees there, I’m not surprised at all that they would try to move it. Not one brain Cell.
Bomb was moved by employees………………..
Boss man says to do something…….you do it.
Hope there is a follow-up on this story. Very suspicious moving the possible bomb out side instead of immediately calling 911.
Anyone ever stop to think that maybe employees and something to do with the bomb by the fact they moved it?
Sounds real fishy if you ask me…
I really don’t think anyone would go out of their way to move a device that can blow you up to Pieces unless you had something to do with it
Why did the employee move the bomb? Not smart. Evacuate then notify authorities.
Dumb, Dumb, Dumb, worth repeating Dumb!
“Hotel employees reportedly found the device with wires in a room and moved it to a courtyard before deputies arrived.”
Were they trying to blow themselves and everyone in the motel up? Leave it, call 911 and evacuate. Better the building blow-up alone, then you blow-up with it because you moved what you thought was a bomb!
Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
Does anyone have an idea of what was going on at this same motel on Monday? I passed by there and it was flooded with cops about 3:30 pm on Monday.
I would first call 911, then evacuate for safety.
Glad nobody was hurt but that was very dangerous moving it. They should have evacuated the hotel then called 911