CALGARY – Residents in the southeast community of Mahogany returned to their homes on Saturday night following an explosives scare earlier in the day.
At about 9 a.m., police and fire crews were called to Mahogany Bay after a contractor discovered a detonation cord in a large piece of decorative granite at the front of a home.
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Police say the 1300 kilogram piece of granite had a borehole in it and contained what they believe was some unexploded ordinance from manufacturing in a quarry.
About a dozen homes were evacuated as a precaution while bomb technicians were called in to assess the situation.
Early Saturday evening, police say the explosive was removed from the area and detonated at a safe location.
With files from Carolyn Kury de Castillo
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