WATERLOO, IOWA (AP) -- A Waterloo resident working on her garage says she didn't expect to find a stick of dynamite.
The bomb squad was called in and nearby residents were evacuated on Monday after Kelly Shock found the dynamite above the rafters. She says it was red and marked "TNT Dynamite" in black letters.
Shock says she and a friend found the explosive while they were scraping the garage and getting it ready to be painted.
Shock says she put it a garbage can but then decided to call authorities.
A member of the bomb squad placed the stick in a container filled with diesel fuel to stabilize it.
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