KCCI NEWS Officials called to home after teen says he made explosive materials Updated Oct 17, 2014 6:46 AM ROLFE, Iowa Officials said the state fire marshal and an FBI bomb tech from Omaha, Nebraska, were called to 605 Garfield Street in Rolfe, Iowa, early Friday after a student said he had homemade explosive materials at his house. Ron Humphrey, of the state fire marshal’s office, estimated officials obtained around a quarter of a pound of chemical-based explosive material known as TATP. He had the product, it was a good product, Humphrey said. He could have, if he wanted to, cause some damage or injuries or hurt somebody pretty seriously, or himself or anybody else in the house. Humphrey said the material was kept in plastic pill bottles around the house and was very sensitive. He said an explosion could have occurred if a bottle was dropped or lid screwed on incorrectly. Humphrey said crews gathered all the bottles and materials used in chemical-making processes, packed it in sand and transported it to a county property. They said crews would perform a controlled explosion to destroy the material. Authorities said a teacher saw the student researching explosives at school Thursday on a school computer. They said the teacher reported it to administrators. Authorities said the house is locked and considered condemned due to hazardous dangers. Humphrey said the city will decide if it will burn the house or tear it down. Humphrey said the teen made no threat to the school or any individual. He said the teen is an extremely intelligent person who knew what he was creating.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:55:54 +0000
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