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World War II grenade found at french fry factory
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World War II grenade found at french fry factory
By Sarah Sicard
Apr 11, 01:33 PM
Factory workers in New Zealand found a training grenade among a potato harvest. (Composite via Canva)
Workers at a chip factory in Auckland, New Zealand, had to call in reinforcements when what they thought was a “muddy potato” turned out to be a World War II-era grenade.
Upon discovering the grenade, the East Tamaki Mr. Chips factory, which produces french fries, called in the local bomb squad, the New Zealand Herald reported.
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World War II grenade found at french fry factory
By Sarah Sicard
Apr 11, 01:33 PM
Factory workers in New Zealand found a training grenade among a potato harvest. (Composite via Canva)
Workers at a chip factory in Auckland, New Zealand, had to call in reinforcements when what they thought was a “muddy potato” turned out to be a World War II-era grenade.
Upon discovering the grenade, the East Tamaki Mr. Chips factory, which produces french fries, called in the local bomb squad, the New Zealand Herald reported.
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World War II grenade found at french fry factory
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
...""It looked very much like a muddy potato originally," Roland Spitaels, the factory's operations manager, told Stuff.co.nz. "The guys were really calm and collected and they reacted in an extremely professional manner."
Police were called to the factory and they summoned the New Zealand Defense Force's explosive ordnance disposal team.
The bomb squad determined the object was a Mills bomb, a hand grenade common during the World War II era. The grenade was X-rayed and found to be a non-explosive grenade, likely used for training purposes.
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Spitaels said the incident was the first of its kind in the factory's 30-year history. He said he is hoping police will return the grenade to the company so it can be displayed in the factory's "trophy room."
...""It looked very much like a muddy potato originally," Roland Spitaels, the factory's operations manager, told Stuff.co.nz. "The guys were really calm and collected and they reacted in an extremely professional manner."
Police were called to the factory and they summoned the New Zealand Defense Force's explosive ordnance disposal team.
The bomb squad determined the object was a Mills bomb, a hand grenade common during the World War II era. The grenade was X-rayed and found to be a non-explosive grenade, likely used for training purposes.
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Spitaels said the incident was the first of its kind in the factory's 30-year history. He said he is hoping police will return the grenade to the company so it can be displayed in the factory's "trophy room."
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In 1994 the air museum in my area received a shot up WWII Fokker and boxes of pieces and parts. In one of the boxes was a live potato masher grenade.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SFC (Join to see) goodness-gracious, what a surprise.
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