WEST KELOWNA — A pipe bomb scare at Pick-n-Pull auto parts yard in West Kelowna turned out to be a false alarm.
An employee found what appeared to be a pipe bomb inside a car he was dismantling on site. Police took pictures of the device and sent them to Vancouver’s Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) and had called out the squad to investigate.
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In the meantime, employees got a hold of the wife of the registered car owner.
“She confirmed it was not a pipe bomb,” says RCMP Corporal Joe Duncan. “I believe she said water or healing crystals were put in there.”
West Kelowna fire chief, Jason Brolund, says about a dozen customers were evacuated from the auto parts yard as crews investigated.
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