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An explosive ordnance disposal squad was called on Wednesday after the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum in California received a live grenade as a donation.
Trevor Allen, the museum’s executive director, told Fox News Digital that the live explosive came from a “well-meaning” donor.
Museum staff moved the object out of the reach of visitors, alerted authorities and evacuated the building. Police closed the street and called an explosive ordnance squad from nearby Travis Air Force Base.
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service deemed the ammunition safe to transport back to base after an on-site visual inspection and X-ray scan. The item is now at Travis Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) and will remain there to avoid future problems, the base said.
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The Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum in downtown Vallejo., in Vallejo, Ca. (Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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Allen said the grenade was an “harmless mistake” on behalf of a well-meaning donor. He credited operations manager Paul Goodrum for identifying the object as dangerous.
No injuries were reported and the museum reopened to the public on Thursday.
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The shock came after a man was killed and his two teenage children injured last month after a live grenade found in a grandfather’s belongings was detonated in Lake County, Indiana.
Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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