LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An out-of-state military unit made another trip back to our area on Saturday to remove hundreds of explosive devices. They were discovered inside a Luzerne County home Friday afternoon.
Special military members with the Fort Mcguire New Jersey Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit collected more military ammunition from the home at 384 Bennett Street in luzerne.
They were called in on Friday night in addition to the Scranton Bomb Squad and Luzerne Borough Police.
The woman who owns the home was cleaning Friday afternoon when she discovered the massive collection.
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There was also uniform apparel, helmets, and swords that all belonged to the owner and will be returned to the family.
28/22 News spoke with the borough's EMA director, who says so far the military ordnances collected by the EOD unit are inert and will be disposed of properly.
He says this collection was one of the largest to be discovered in our area.
"It's definitely a collection that they have been working on for a very long time. None of us have ever come across anything like this in quite some time," Luzerne Borough EMA Director Jason Tarreto explained.
Tarreto says the EOD cleared the scene with all the ordnances just before 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The woman who owns the home was able to re-enter.
