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title: "Inadvertent explosion"
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url: "https://cbrneworld.com/threats-news/americas/inadvertent-explosion"
date: "2026-07-30T21:09:22+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  Inadvertent explosion

 Written on 12 February 2026.

Two Pueblo Police Department officers had to be treated for burns after an explosive device “inadvertently detonated”. A spokesperson told reporters that Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad EOD Technicians and Para-Technicians were processing evidence at the Pueblo Police Department’s bomb range when the explosion happened.

The device was seized as part of a criminal investigation and detonated whilst technicians were trying to render it safe.

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