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Explosive materials at Tenney Mountain removed “via detonation”
James Kelly
He/Him
Managing Editor
4/17/24
Plymouth Fire and Rescue responded to an explosive materials call at Tenney Mountain Resort on March 29, according to documents obtained by The Clock. The New Hampshire State Police Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit, or bomb squad, removed the materials. Nobody was harmed.
The incident occurred around 3:00 pm when Tenney Mountain called the fire department to report finding “a big bottle of Nitro” in the back of a closet while cleaning. Nitromethane, often abbreviated to Nitro, is a volatile liquid used for fuels and explosives, among other things, according to the National Institutes of Health. Tenney Mountain did not respond to requests for comment by press time.
Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Kevin Pierce and Captain Brian Tobine arrived at Tenney Mountain with a fire engine and a car. They found a gray box, which they relocated to the Plymouth Police Department parking lot. Inside the box was “a bottle about 7 inches in length… resembling a rubbing alcohol bottle,” wrapped in a gold-colored foil. The full bottle was labeled “homemade nitro” and “Bouchard,” which may refer to Tenney Mountain’s former owner, Michael Bouchard.
Pierce established a 150-foot perimeter around the object and contacted the Central NH Hazardous Materials Team “due to the appearance, packaging, and potential” of the materials. The HazMat team recommended the fire department request the State Police Explosives Disposal Unit. Upon arrival, the bomb squad decided to remove the materials via “destructive disposal” in the parking lot. “They arrived on the scene and blew up the container,” the incident report said.
This article should have been fact checked and is full of misinformation. If you had contacted Sir Michael Bouchard for comment, like should have been done, you would have learned that this was for his RC helicopter. I am very disappointed in this campus newspaper and the managing editor for publishing an article without vetting it first. It is not good practice, in journalism, to spread false information for sensationalism, unless you want to work for the tabloids. I highly recommend you apologize to Sir Michael Bouchard and check your facts before posting such misinformation. What you say matters, I am deeply disappointed. I will be contacting your faculty advisor.
This article should have been fact checked and is full of misinformation. If you had contacted Sir Michael Bouchard for comment, like should have been done, you would have learned that this was for his RC helicopter. I am very disappointed in this campus newspaper and the managing editor for publishing an article without vetting it first. It is not good practice, in journalism, to spread false information for sensationalism, unless you want to work for the tabloids. I highly recommend you apologize to Sir Michael Bouchard and check your facts before posting such misinformation. What you say matters, I am deeply disappointed. I will be contacting your faculty advisor.
Whoever would print this publication should not be a newspaper employee.
Making up shit to fit his /her Ideas off shock to people reading it is unacceptable