Explosion at ICE Office in Orlando

Friday, July 31, 2009 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Local TV in Orlando, Florida is reporting an explosion at a local Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.

Nothing on the wires yet. Will post more when reported.

[Islander7]

ICE Creamed in Orlando.

Details at 11.

[Monterrosa-24]

LEGAL immigrants have to deal with that bureaucracy and it is so fouled up and maddening that every legal immigrant could be a suspect. They all have a motive.

[aft_lizard]

Hopefully it’s nothing bad.

[F15Eagle]

Raids cut a little too deeply into local pockets?

Or perhaps fifth-columnists that are upset?

[livius]

They probably deported or refused entry to one of Florida’s many Muslim terrorist-connected “immigrants” or even “visitors.”

[kristinn]

WFTV-9: Commerce Point industrial park. Crime scene tape up outside building. Lots of cops. No details yet, no word of injuries so it was probably a small explosion.

[conservative cat]

I must tell you that is the height of bad taste, especially when people could have been hurt or killed.

However, LOL.

[HonestConservative]

I’m sure a right wing extremist is resposible. /s

[anymouse]

Orlando PD's suspect line up. ;)

[Rushmore Rocks]

FYI

[2harddrive]

LOL. Does Orlando still have those lap-dancing clubs, like they used too? They were in Tampa, too.

[theDentist]

Not that the media would exaggerate, but lighting up a lady-finger firecracker creates an explosion.

seriously, I hope there are no injuries.

[muddler]

Obama’s fault.

[Sarajevo]

That’s just funny!

[SandyInSeattle]

Popcorn in the microwave?

[kralcmot]

we’re baaaaaddddd

i laughed when i read it

i thought it was pretty clever

and then, of course, i thought....

[csvset]

Woman Leaves Kids Home To Go Work At Strip Club

[kristinn]

From the Orlando FOX affiliate WOFL-35:

The U.S. Customs Office in Orlando has been evacuated. The Orange County Sheriff's Office bomb squad is responding to reports of a possible explosion at the facility, located at 7765 Southland Blvd., which just off of Sand Lake Road near the intersection of S. Orange Blossom Trail.

According to the Sheriff's Office, a person on scene had alerted deputies to debris located outside the building.

SNIP

[kristinn]

Latest from WFTV-9:

No news. LEOs not sharing info.

[Vasilli22]

Another home-grown terrorist, maybe a veteran???!!! /s

[GOPJ]

But, but, but Janet tells us ONLY conservatives are violent... If a bunch of radical liberals did this, it will be a 10A at the bottom of the page story. If it's a story at all...

[ConservaTexan]

The crimmigrants are mad as hell, and their not going to take it anymore. Since they are not Americans, 0bama will be quick apologize to them.

[HollyB]

http://www.wftv.com/orangecounty/20241723/detail.html

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/

[oblomov]

I hope that Janet N will crack down on the terrorists that did this.

[Cindy]

Thank you RR.

I’ll see what I can find.

[Cindy]

Thanks Holly B for the top link:

http://www.wftv.com/orangecounty/20241723/detail.html

“Small Explosion Rocks U.S. Customs Building”
Posted: 5:40 pm EDT July 31, 2009
Updated: 8:25 pm EDT July 31, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. —
SNIPPET: “An explosive ordinance determined that a small device had been launched or thrown over the building into a courtyard. Eyewitness News has learned the device was an M-80 with some screws or nails attached to it. No one was injured and the device only caused minor damage.”

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http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/7/31/explosion_reported_at_customs_office.html

“Explosion Reported At Customs Office”
Friday, July 31, 2009 7:25:25 PM
Tools: E-mail | Print | Feedback |
Reported By Jacqueline Fell and Nick VinZant

ORLANDO —
SNIPPET: “The device was thrown over a wall into a courtyard where employees were.”

[Rushmore Rocks]

Thanks, Cindy. You are my “go to gal”.

[Cindy]

You’re welcome RR.

Well, this “go to gal” just got home, so if I missed anything else, please ping me.

TGIF.

[guitarplayer1953]

M-80 are those like 1/5 a stick of dynamite?

[Cindy]

http://fireworksland.com/html/m80.html

Quote - Snippet: “Firecrackers sold to the public in the U.S. can only have 50 milligrams or less of pyrotechnic composition per firecracker. A true M-80 contains much more than 50 milligrams, and is therefore illegal.”

[HollyB]

You’re welcome, Cindy - anytime : )

[kristinn]

Thanks for the update!

[Cindy]

You’re welcome Kristin.

[guitarplayer1953]

50 mg. firecrackers, with only 1/50th of the amount of powder in them that a true M-80 has in it. So a true m-80 has 2500 mg of powder in it. Or 0.088184905 ozs. So a true m-80 had almost 7/8 oz of powder in them and a stick of dynamite has 4oz of explosive in it so a true m-80 is about 1/5 a stick of dynamite.

[Cindy]

Ok and add nails and/or screws to the equation.

In simple terms: not nice.

[anymouse]

I haven’t been to O town in a while, but I assume so. Not sure why you would ask me though. :)

[Tainan]

Speaking from personal experience...even a “small” explosion can be rather unpleasant.

...;-)

[bushpilot1]

“Round up all the usual veterans.”

[USNBandit]

Your reaction time is much faster than DHS. It took hours for them to notify the other ICE offices.