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File photo of the Army Bomb Disposal Team in action.
# Chemicals
Unstable acid made safe in Limerick by army bomb disposal team
The Defence Forces team carried out a controlled explosion on a quantity of unstable Picric Acid in Kilmallock this morning.
THE ARMY BOMB disposal team has carried out a controlled explosion on a quantity of unstable picric acid in Kilmallock, Co Limerick.
The acid, which can crystallise and become unstable over time, is used in laboratories and was discovered at a retail premises during a routine check of chemicals on site.
The Defence Forces team was called to the premises this morning and carried out a controlled explosion on the substance. The scene was declared safe at 11.40am.
This is the team’s 118th call out so far this year and the sixth involving a ‘substance of concern’.
