Utah County Bomb Squad Helps Detonate Old Dynamite in Emery County

(Emery County, UT) — The Emery County Sheriff’s Office is grateful for a little help in getting rid of an explosive situation. A hiker found an old crate of dynamite in the San Rafael Desert last week and notified the sheriff’s Office. Members of the Utah County bomb squad arrived the next day to detonate the dynamite. The sheriff’s office wants to remind the public that old explosives are unstable and dangerous and should not be handled if found.