Posted on 05/09/2002 12:36:25 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP
Breaking - FOX News Reports Mail Box
Explosion in Spokane Washington
Per FOX News Channel Breaking News announcement.
I will post further updates, if any from FOX News Channel........
Learn something new everyday I always thought most acids were considered Caustic. Thanks for the info.
Where did they come up with Spokane? ...they're 300 miles apart. Haven't heard any breaking news on local radio in Spokane.
That's a lye!
Postal inspectors in Spokane warned customers about the discovery of several mailbox bombs that have detonated in the area.
So far at least four of what postal inspectors call "caustic bombs" have exploded in North Spokane and Colbert.
No one has been hurt in any of these explosions.
Postal inspectors say the devices can cause serious burns if detonated while people are nearby.
The bombs are not designed to explode when the boxes are opened, but rather when pressure inside rips apart the bombs' housing.
Postal inspectors advise homeowners in Colbert and North Spokane to use extra caution when approaching their mailboxes.
http://www.krem.com/news/topstory/krem2_mailbox_bombs.6dbca937.html
Mailbox Bombs Discovered in Spokane 05/09/2002
Rob Kauder, KREM.com
Spokane postal inspectors are warning their customers about the discovery of several mailbox bombs that have now detonated in the area.
So far at least four of what they Postal inspectors call "caustic bombs" have exploded in North Spokane and Colbert.
AP
No one has been hurt in any of these explosions.
Postal inspectors say the devices can cause serious burns if detonated while people are nearby.
The bombs are not designed to explode when the boxes are opened, but rather when pressure inside rips apart the bombs' housing.
Postal inspectors advise homeowners in Colbert and North Spokane to use extra caution when approaching their mailboxes.
More details will be posted here on KREM.com as they become available.
Term: Caustic bombs
Catagory: Conventional Explosives
Definition: Alkali based devices mixed with water and luminum foil. The most common ingredient is sodium hydroxide, a corrosive in both liquid and solid forms that can immerdiately cause serious burns to skin on contact. Comercial sources of sodium.
Nope; it's bases that are caustic.
I propose a news blackout to stop the copycats. We're fueling the flames by giving them national coverage.
Have the Spokane County Sheriff. Malicious Intent not intended
to hurt anyone, just chemical bomb to destroy the mailbox.
NOT related to the original pipe bomber. Says this happens there
periodically........
Dern fool kids!
Caustic Lye NAOH2(its been awhile,don't quote me) has a PH of 13-14 and will absolutely kill you if you ingest it or worse breathe it...
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