2014 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:21:03 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Unexploded ordnance shuts down part of Fort Meade" (MD)
 
Unexploded ordnance shuts down part of Fort Meade
World War II-era mortar training round found to be inert, removed

By Matthew Hay Brown
Baltimore Sun (MD)
March 11, 2014

Fort Meade officials evacuated a residential section of the base Tuesday afternoon after utility workers discovered unexploded ordnance.

The device was found to be an inert mortar training round from World War II, a base spokeswoman said, and residents were allowed to return to their homes.

The utility workers discovered the round in the Potomac Place neighborhood while performing scheduled maintenance, spokeswoman Mary Doyle said. Emergency workers cordoned off a 300-meter area and rerouted traffic around Reece Road.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bs-md-fort-meade-unexploded- ordnance-20140311,0,5349824.story

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