Police: Explosion At Goodwill In Austin Is Not A Package Explosion
AUSTIN, Tex. (CBS4) — A new explosion was reported at a Goodwill in South Austin on Tuesday night, hours after explosive packages were found at FedEx facilities in Schertz and at Austin airports.
Austin police updated the public saying there was no package explosion, and items inside the package were not a bomb, but an "incendiary device."
#UPDATE: There was no package explosion in the 9800 block of Brodie Ln. Items inside package was not a bomb, rather an incendiary device. At this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs. #Breaking #packagebombmurders
— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) March 21, 2018
That device was reportedly an old artillery device which was donated with other items to Goodwill. The employee sorted through the items, he was apparently burned by the flare.
That man, in his 30s, was transported to St. David's South Austin Medical Center with potentially serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
Austin police say this is not an act of a copy cat, and they are looking at surveillance video to see who dropped the box off.
Four other explosions over the past several weeks have left two dead and four others injured.
Everyone is being asked to avoid the area.