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Decades-old grenade causes road closure at Fort Knox

todayMay 22, 2024

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Traffic was rerouted at Fort Knox Tuesday after officials found a surprise.

South Knox Street was closed in the area of Spearhead Division Avenue for several hours after a grenade was found in the area. While nearby facilities such as Abound Credit Union and the Army Substance Abuse Program were determined to be a safe distance away, Fort Knox Emergency Services responded to the scene while the situation was taken care of.

“An Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit from Fort Campbell came up here and they were able to destroy the hand grenade successfully at about 1:40 p.m. today, and following that the Director of Emergency Services here gave the all clear and South Knox Street was reopened,” said Fort Knox Media Relations Officer Kyle Hodges. 

Hodges said the grenade appeared to be decades-old.

“It’s not the kind of thing that we typically find laying around on post, so it certainly is uncommon,” Hodges said. “However, it is a military installation, so it’s not terribly uncommon to find unexploded ordnance, just not usually in the cantonment area, the city portion of Fort Knox.”

If you find something you believe to be unexploded ordnance, contact law enforcement immediately.

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