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AUBURN, Mass. — Police say what was at first described as a live grenade at a Massachusetts recycling plant turned out to be a lighter.
The Massachusetts State Police bomb squad responded Thursday morning to Casella Recycling in Auburn to a report of a "live explosive device."
Auburn police tweeted out the all-clear just after 10 a.m. and said the device was a "butane lighter which had been designed to look like a live hand grenade."
The plant was evacuated and people were told to avoid the area.
No injuries have been reported.
Troopers who are assigned directly to the @MassDFS Fire Marshals Office are responding to assist in #Auburn. Any inquiries should be directed to Auburn of the Marshals Office. https://t.co/64nJU6nWF4
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) January 17, 2019
Associated Press
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