JONES COUNTY, Miss. - Jones County deputies responded to the same recycling facility where a Laurel man died in an explosion Aug. 4. A second military ordnance round was found Aug. 6 at Jarrell Recycling near Moselle. They are working to evacuate an area along Job R. Lane. Investigators, along with federal and state agents, believe the earlier explosion was caused by a round of military ordnance from an unknown source. It’s not known how or when the ordnance made its way to the recycling yard. (Source: WHLT 08/06/21) Evacuations underway after 2nd military ordnance round found at Jones County recycling facility (wjtv.com)
UPDATE: An Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal team from Fort Polk, Louisiana, was called “to investigate the munition, render it safe and search for any other ordinance at the site,” the Jones County Sheriff’s Department said. (Source: The AP 08/06/21)
UPDATEE2: The Army EOD team destroyed the second military ordnance on Aug. 6. The EOD team found no additional munitions.
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