Explosive devices found in Girardville apartment

A discovery inside of a Schuylkill County apartment prompted a large response from police and the bomb squad on Wednesday.

An explosive device was found in an apartment on West Main Street in Girardville, said the Rangers Hose fire company.

Firefighters evacuated and blocked off the area, and state police and the bomb squad safely detonated the device, the fire company said.

When crews searched the building again, they found a second device. That one was also safely detonated, with the help of additional state police and the FBI, and the scene was eventually cleared.

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