Yes, evacuation of an area the size of circle over a mile in diameter seems a bit extreme.
“Officials added there is no evidence to suggest the box was purposefully left on site with malicious intent.
What most likely is the situation is that that box was brought down there closed. Nobody knew what was in it and when they went to open it, that’s what they found,” Wilbanks said.”
Doesn’t make sense. They are dumbing it down. Why would someone bring a box unless hey knew what was in it? I would have opened it first.
Tends to happen when a employee tries to open a steel box with a cutting torch.
*Speculation since it was a recycling yard and a cutting torch could be at hand as a tool.
RE:...steel box that contained suspected dynamite and was smoking.”
Bomb squad could detonate it so it will give up smoking for good.