Post by SwatStylez on Apr 15, 2008 8:11:07 GMT -5
Flameless Smoke Grenade smoke bomb explodes and injures two people
On Sunday April 5th at Hell Survivors, several players were testing out a 2 foot long smoke bomb when it exploded injuring 2 people and leaving one of the victims sight in question. The video was just released by the police and can be found
blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/04/man_injured_at_pinckney_paintb.html
The bomb was made by www.flamelesssmokegrenades.com. From what I can tell it was 2' long, 3" wide, and made out of pvc.
The website appears to be down. If you have one of these, please do not use it. The police bomb squad seized the other smoke bomb from this manufacturer at the facility and detonated it.
Here's the story:
Quote:
A man recovering from shrapnel injuries after a smoke bomb unexpectedly exploded said Thursday that the device wasn't expected to detonate.
He and another man were injured in a blast at a paint ball facility that was caught on videotape.
Jeffrey Lemke, 22, of Bingham Farms, and Matthew Steuer, 41, of Milan, were airlifted to the University of Michigan Medical Center, but have since been released.
Both were treated for injuries to their eyes, face and upper bodies following the blast at Hell Survivors paintball field.
Steuer, who is a referee at the field, told The Associated Press Thursday that someone brought the device to the field to test it ahead of a large paintball gathering planned for later in the year.
Steuer, who is seen on the tape released by police approaching the smoke bomb before it exploded, said the device wasn't expected to detonate.
"The explosion went off, I knew that there was a problem," Steuer said. "I knew that I was probably injured."
Steuer, who also serves as a medical first responder for the field, said he had someone grab his medical bag out of his vehicle to help. Steuer said Lemke was carried away from the scene of the blast.
"I just tried to tend to the situation," said Steuer, who was released from the hospital Sunday evening. He said he had more than a dozen stitches, and suffered cuts to his face, arm and other places.
Paintball field owner Dave Massey told the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of Howell that the device -- which he described as a smoke canister -- was set off without the permission of his business.
"It malfunctions, and pieces blew out of it, and plastic went flying, and, unfortunately, it hit a couple of people. We do not allow anything like that," he said.
A message seeking comment from Massey was left Thursday by the AP.
Steuer said he was about a few feet away from Sunday's explosion. The other man was about 15 feet away from the device called a "flameless smoke grenade," which was bought online, Pinckney Police Chief Denis Aseltine said.
Aseltine said the device was made of two feet of PVC pipe. It emitted smoke for a few seconds, before it exploded. A Michigan State Police bomb squad seized another device like it, and detonated it in a gravel pit, Aseltine said.
Aseltine told the AP on Thursday morning that no charges are planned in the case. But a report on the incident has been turned over to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
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On Sunday April 5th at Hell Survivors, several players were testing out a 2 foot long smoke bomb when it exploded injuring 2 people and leaving one of the victims sight in question. The video was just released by the police and can be found
blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2008/04/man_injured_at_pinckney_paintb.html
The bomb was made by www.flamelesssmokegrenades.com. From what I can tell it was 2' long, 3" wide, and made out of pvc.
The website appears to be down. If you have one of these, please do not use it. The police bomb squad seized the other smoke bomb from this manufacturer at the facility and detonated it.
Here's the story:
Quote:
A man recovering from shrapnel injuries after a smoke bomb unexpectedly exploded said Thursday that the device wasn't expected to detonate.
He and another man were injured in a blast at a paint ball facility that was caught on videotape.
Jeffrey Lemke, 22, of Bingham Farms, and Matthew Steuer, 41, of Milan, were airlifted to the University of Michigan Medical Center, but have since been released.
Both were treated for injuries to their eyes, face and upper bodies following the blast at Hell Survivors paintball field.
Steuer, who is a referee at the field, told The Associated Press Thursday that someone brought the device to the field to test it ahead of a large paintball gathering planned for later in the year.
Steuer, who is seen on the tape released by police approaching the smoke bomb before it exploded, said the device wasn't expected to detonate.
"The explosion went off, I knew that there was a problem," Steuer said. "I knew that I was probably injured."
Steuer, who also serves as a medical first responder for the field, said he had someone grab his medical bag out of his vehicle to help. Steuer said Lemke was carried away from the scene of the blast.
"I just tried to tend to the situation," said Steuer, who was released from the hospital Sunday evening. He said he had more than a dozen stitches, and suffered cuts to his face, arm and other places.
Paintball field owner Dave Massey told the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus of Howell that the device -- which he described as a smoke canister -- was set off without the permission of his business.
"It malfunctions, and pieces blew out of it, and plastic went flying, and, unfortunately, it hit a couple of people. We do not allow anything like that," he said.
A message seeking comment from Massey was left Thursday by the AP.
Steuer said he was about a few feet away from Sunday's explosion. The other man was about 15 feet away from the device called a "flameless smoke grenade," which was bought online, Pinckney Police Chief Denis Aseltine said.
Aseltine said the device was made of two feet of PVC pipe. It emitted smoke for a few seconds, before it exploded. A Michigan State Police bomb squad seized another device like it, and detonated it in a gravel pit, Aseltine said.
Aseltine told the AP on Thursday morning that no charges are planned in the case. But a report on the incident has been turned over to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
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