Man arrested after homemade explosives were detonated by bomb squad in South Austin house

A man is in jail after officers found and detonated a large amount of homemade explosives at a house in South Austin, the police department said.

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said police received a call around 3:13 p.m. Tuesday about the possibility of bomb material inside a home. The APD Bomb Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded to the scene.

After investigating, Davis said officers decided the safest way to detonate the material was on-site. The material was destroyed on Wednesday around 5 p.m. Surrounding homes and streets were evacuated. No one was injured in the blast.

The home, which was destroyed by the explosion, is located in the 2400 block of Vintage Stave Road, which is just off Brodie Lane and Frate Barker Road.

Read more: KUT (Austin, TX)