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Bomb defused at oil field equipment yard outside of Upton

Wyoming Public Radio | By Hannah Habermann
Published December 5, 2024 at 4:52 PM MST
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Upton, Wyoming.

This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.

A bomb squad defused a bomb found in an oil field equipment yard a mile outside Upton on Nov. 30. According to the Gillette News Record, Weston County law enforcement called in the Campbell County-based bomb squad. They serve all of Northeast Wyoming.

The bomb was made from a propane tank, cannon fuse and timer. An employee found the bomb in the oil field equipment yard around 8 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Weston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating leads, like possible fingerprints on the bomb, but don’t yet have a suspect.
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Hannah Habermann
Hannah Habermann is the rural and tribal reporter for Wyoming Public Radio. She has a degree in Environmental Studies and Non-Fiction Writing from Middlebury College and was the co-creator of the podcast Yonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson Hole. Hannah also received the Pattie Layser Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing & Journalism Fellowship from the Wyoming Arts Council in 2021 and has taught backpacking and climbing courses throughout the West.

Have a question or a tip? Reach out to hhaberm2@uwyo.edu. Thank you!
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