Bomb Squad Helps Remove WWII Weapon From Hoboken Building

HOBOKEN, NJ — A piece of World War II-era weaponry was removed from a Hoboken building affiliated with a local university on Thursday, officials said.

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A joint statement from Hoboken's police and fire departments, along with the Stevens Institute of Technology, said that during a "routine inspection" on the 500 block of Hudson Street, a Stevens-affiliated property, "inspectors with the Hoboken Fire Department identified a World War II–era ordnance."

"The Hoboken Police Department, Hoboken Fire Department, and Stevens Institute of Technology coordinated, as the Jersey City Bomb Squad conducted a standard safety evaluation and ultimately removed the ordnance."

Officials said around 5 p.m. that there was no threat to public safety and the scene was cleared.

The campus is located in the area of 500 Hudson St., overlooking the Hudson River.

When Patch reached out on Friday, a Stevens spokeswoman said the building was used as student housing. (Read an update here.)

Thursday was an unusually busy day for first responders in Hoboken, including a death investigation and a child colliding with a car just before the start of the school day (see both stories below).

In addition, the Hoboken police were called upon to assist the FBI with an investigation near Willow Avenue on Thursday evening. Read a followup story on Hoboken Patch.

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