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'Booby-trapped' safe disposed of by bomb squad

Gordon Friedman
Statesman Journal

It's like something straight out of Mission Impossible.

The Oregon State Police bomb squad was called upon Wednesday in Corvallis after an antique safe that appeared to be booby-trapped was discovered in a vacant jewelry store, according to the Gazette Times.

Contractors were remodeling the store when they discovered a circa-1930s safe with a liquid vial attached to it as an anti-theft device.

Fire officials said the vial was likely filled with tear gas and designed to explode if anyone tried to break into the safe.

A city official said there was no reason to believe the device was still active, but Andy Louden, a battalion chief with Corvallis Fire Department, said that old chemical devices can become increasingly unstable as they age.

Out of an abundance of caution, streets were closed by police for more than an hour as bomb squad, hazmat and fire officials safely removed the chemicals.
