Molotov Cocktail Thrown At Springfield Township Home: Police

SPRINGFIELD, PA – A home in Springfield Township was the target of a Molotov cocktail device recently, according to police. Luckily, the device did not break when thrown at the home – had it broken the home could have been set ablaze.

Police said on Friday, Oct. 27, crews responded to a home on the 100 block of Fairview Road for a report of a fire in front of the home.

When police arrived, they found a homemade incendiary device – commonly known as a Molotov cocktail – burning in the residence's side yard.

Police said the device was a 40oz beer bottle stuffed with a cloth wick that was set on fire.

The device did not break when it was thrown at the house, according to police.

Police are investigating the incident.

A Palestinian youth throw a molotov cocktail during clashes with police after noon prayer on November 7, 2014 in Jerusalem, Israel. A Palestinian resident of Shuafat refugee camp was named as the driver of a van that rammed into a crowd at a rail stop in East Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing 2 people and injuring at least 12

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