Neighborhood evacuated, locked down after old dynamite found in Holladay home


by FOX 13 News Utah

FOX 13 News Utah— Hazmat teams and public health officials are on the scene of a Holladay home Tuesday, although no information on what caused the response had been released.

KUTV—Large amount of 'ancient dynamite' at Holladay home forces neighborhood evacuation. Hazardous materials crews respond to what was described as an “evolving” incident inside a Salt Lake County home.Officials with Unified Fire Authority said crew

KUTV—Decades-old explosives detonated in Holladay were inherited, found after man's death. Following a neighborhood evacuation in Holladay on Tuesday - and a second, broader evacuation just after midnight - crews with Unified Fire Authority destroyed

The Guardian—Centuries-old cherries found hidden in bottles under floor at George Washington’s home. Archaeologist says cherries ‘can provide us with valuable insight and perspective into 18th-century lives’Archaeologists discovered centuries-old cherries surprisingly well-preserved inside two glass bottles stashed in George Washington’s historic Virginia home.They found the bottles during excavations as part of a major revitalization of the first US president’s mansion, known as Mount Vernon, the Washington Post reported. Continue reading