Dynamite in House
Dickson County Rescue Squad, White Bluff FD, and Claylick FD stood by for THP’s SORT team as they burned a house to clean up several sticks of dynamite and other blasting material in White Bluff on Monday, March 1st. Claylick Fire Department assisted the owner of the house with removing personal items prior to the controlled burn. The house was abandoned and had only been used for storage for several years. Trespassers discovered the material and reported it to authorities. The materials were NOT a danger to the community, but only dangerous to people who might illegaly go into the house. In the best interest of everyone, THP decided, with the permission of the homeowner, to burn the house with the material left inside so that no one would be exposed to the dynamite in the future. Claylick crews stood by for several hours as the SORT team burned the structure and maintained a perimeter until the scene was cleared by all agencies. No one was injured during the burn. News 2 did a story on the incident and can be seen at http://www.wkrn.com/global/Category.asp?c=175880&clipId=4587781&topVideoCatNo=126088&autoStart=true.