This is just ridiculous. Another explosion was reported just a few moments ago in Austin, Texas.
Here is the location of the reported explosion where emergency crews are responding.
— Ryan Wood (@RyanWoodDFW) March 21, 2018
This is the intersection of Brodie Lane and Slaughter Lane mentioned by EMS in their tweet. #Austin pic.twitter.com/t1dszpwpvJ
Confirmed by @austinfiredept explosion at Goodwill store off Brodie Lane 9801 Brodie Lane. @KVUE
— Terri Gruca (@TerriG_KVUE) March 21, 2018
Multiple assets from #ATCEMS @austinfiredept @Austin_Police responding Brodie Ln/W Slaughter Ln (1902) reported explosion with reports of one patient injured. Unknown severity of injuries at this time. Avoid the area and expect closures. More to follow.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 21, 2018
UPDATE 1:
Emergency crews head to reports of a 6th Texas explosion. Slaughter Lane and Brodie Lane in Austin #AustinBombings pic.twitter.com/83mmZrXat1
— Lori Brown (@LoriBrownFox4) March 21, 2018
UPDATE 2:
Good Lord this is just awful:
BREAKING: Authorities tell me that they think there is a second device at location in South Austin based on preliminary information
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) March 21, 2018
BREAKING | A sixth explosion at Brodie Lane and West Slaughter Lane has injured an employee at the Goodwill store in the area. The employee was looking in the donation box when the device exploded.
— KVUE News (@KVUE) March 21, 2018
LATEST ==> https://t.co/sa31Sq9awX pic.twitter.com/3IqWjYtWl6
h/t: the angry korean lady from the podcast
UPDATE 3:
Bomb went off at goodwill store behind my house around 7 pm; standing in field next to my house with my dog; police helicopter is circling overhead; people keep driving down my street trying to bypass blocked traffic; I know I’m a grizzled journalist but I’m a little shook up tbh
— Roberto Villalpando (@daddyrobot) March 21, 2018
UPDATE 4:
As if this could get any worse, it looks like we have more than one bomber.
BREAKING: ATF responded to a reported incident in the 9800 block of Brodie Lane, Austin. It was not a package bomb. An incendiary device was located, one injured. At this time, it does not appear to be related to the #packagebombmurders. pic.twitter.com/bEuskJm0Ii
— ATF HQ (@ATFHQ) March 21, 2018
Important - Austin Police say this was an incendiary device, not a bomb. They say "at this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs"
— Steve Brusk (@stevebruskCNN) March 21, 2018
#UPDATE: There was no package explosion in the 9800 block of Brodie Ln. Items inside package was not a bomb, rather an incendiary device. At this time, we have no reason to believe this incident is related to previous package bombs. #Breaking #packagebombmurders
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 21, 2018
Or, that could mean they’re just shifting their tactics to fool the police. Either way, it’s awful awful.
h/t: the angry korean lady from the podcast
UPDATE 5:
Now it looks like it was a flare that went off? Huh?
BREAKING: A law enforcement source tells CBS News that the incendiary device left at an Austin, Texas Goodwill drop off location was a flare. It was included in a bunch of donated items. As the goodwill worker sorted through the items he was apparently burned by the flare.
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) March 21, 2018
But the second device had to do with a car fire:
UPDATE: Reports of 2nd possible device now appeared to be linked to a car fire near the location of reported blast, not a second 2nd device.
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) March 21, 2018
UPDATE: Authorities no longer believe there is a second explosion and those calls were result of car fire.
— Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) March 21, 2018
AND….
Paxton minutes ago on TV pushes back on Goodwill incident being unrelated to previous bombings: "The people on the ground that I’m talking to — some of my law enforcement officials — are telling me that that’s not accurate, that they really believe that this is the same bomber."
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 21, 2018
Well that’s not a surprise. Very early on in a story, the reporting often changes quickly.
h/t: the angry korean lady from the podcast
Updates over.
And that’s after an explosion went off from a package at a FedEx facility earlier today, and ANOTHER one was discovered that had not exploded yet.
Here’s news videos about those:
I’ll update as necessary…