World War II Mortar Round Found In Hagerstown Home Safely Detonated Near Airport

A World War II mortar round was detonated during a controlled explosion Monday night near Hagerstown Regional Airport, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said.

Deputy State Fire Marshal Edward Ernst said a man found a 75 mm mortar round while he was cleaning a home Monday afternoon at 526 W. Washington St. in Hagerstown.

He said the man took the ordnance to the Western Enterprise Fire Department, where firefighters requested help from the fire marshal’s office bomb squad.

Ernst said fire marshals drove the mortar round to Washington County-owned property off Air View Road and detonated the ordnance at about 8 p.m.
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