Grenade believed to be live caused a scare at Southern Arizona fire station

Published April 26, 2024 8:15am MST

GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. - A man's visit to a Southern Arizona fire station resulted in quite a big scare for firefighters.

The incident, officials say, happened on the morning of April 25, when a man brought what he thought was a live grenade to a fire station in the Green Valley Fire District.

Grenade scare for Southern AZ firefighters

Firefighters in one Southern Arizona fire station had quite the scare on Thursday, as a man brought in a grenade that he thought was live.

The man told firefighters that he found the grenade on his son's property, and wasn't sure what to do with it. Crews were evacuated from the station as a precaution, and a nearby intersection was shut down.

Fire officials say the Pima Regional Bomb Squad later responded, and found the grenade was not live.

(This story was reported on from Phoenix)