Army bomb disposal team deals with chemical at Tralee IT

THE ARMY BOMB Disposal Team has been called to Tralee Institute of Technology to make safe a small quantity of an unstable acid.

The team was deployed to Tralee following a routine audit of chemicals in a science laboratory, where the quantity of picric acid was discovered earlier today.

The chemical was removed to a waste ground where a controlled explosion was carried out in order to neutralise the substance.

Picric Acid is a chemical re-agent and is routinely used in laboratories, but can crystallise and become unstable over time.

The call-out is the 143rd for the Army Bomb Disposal Teams this year.