Officials Burn Down Mobile Home In Redding -- On Purpose
REDDING (CBSLA.com) — Sheriff's Deputies in Redding Sunday purposely burned down a house filled with 60 pounds of explosives.
Authorities said the materials found in the home were highly-unstable.
More than 50 families were evacuated from the area as a precaution.
Investigators said the explosive devices were so unstable that they were unable to even walk on the property without risking that they discharged accidentally.
The explosives were discovered a few weeks ago when the owner of the home was reportedly injured while making model rockets.