KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several law enforcement agencies responded Tuesday to Strasburg, Missouri, after Cass County deputies found “pyrotechnics” at the home of a deceased chemist.
A Cass County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said deputies received a call around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday to respond to a home in the 400 block of Mill Street in Strasburg.
The spokesperson said family members going through the man's home made the pyrotechnics discovery.
More specifically, the sheriff's office said old nitrate, which is commonly used for fireworks, and Class B fireworks were found in the home.
Deputies closed off roads, and people in the small rural town were evacuated.
The Pleasant Hill Fire Department was the first agency to respond. The bomb squads of Independence and Lee’s Summit were called to the scene, too.
The spokesperson anticipated the bomb squads would be on the scene for several hours.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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