Updated at 4:36 p.m., Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Response to Molokai landfill ordnance delayed a day
Advertiser Staff
An investigation into ordnance found at the Moloka'i landfill has been delayed a day because of the amount of equipment to be transported by the military team responding, a news release said.The O'ahu team is expected to arrive on Moloka'i tomorrow, according to a Maui County news release.
Workers of Schnitzer Steel Hawaii, which handles recycling for the dump, found more than 100 items of what appeared to be explosive ordnance. The items were found near the recycling area.
The landfill will remain closed until further notice. Maui Police Department officials are also securing the location.
