Grenade at Caruthersville fire was nonexplosive

Sunday, September 20, 2015

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Caruthersville firefighters and police received quite a scare Wednesday when they found what appeared to be a bomb during a fire a home at 806 Franklin Ave., but the device turned out to be nonexplosive.

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