Thousands of Pounds of Explosives Found in WV Bunkers

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Posted: 12:11 PM Sep 3, 2010 Thousands of Pounds of Explosives Found in WV Bunkers POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (AP) A West Virginia official says authorities have found more than 500,000 pounds of explosives in rented bunkers at the McClintic Wildlife Management Area near Point Pleasant.

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A West Virginia official says authorities have found more than 500,000 pounds of explosives in rented bunkers at the McClintic Wildlife Management Area near Point Pleasant.

Deputy State Fire Marshall Reed Cook told television station WCHS Thursday that officials are trying to determine how to clean up the area, where stored gunpowder exploded last May. Cook says the Army has warned officials to be extremely cautious because some of the explosives are unstable.

The state Division of Natural Resources recently closed 305 acres of the area because of the potential for fire or explosion.

During World War II, the U.S. Army built several concrete bunkers on the property to store munitions. The DNR now owns the bunkers and leases them for storage.

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