Apparently, they can't remove the materials from the house safely, so they're going to blow it up in place. I kid you not:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101206/...xplosive_house
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Now authorities face the risky task of getting rid of the explosives. The property is so dangerous and volatile that that they have no choice but to burn the home to the ground this week in a highly controlled operation involving dozens of firefighters, scientists and hazardous material and pollution experts.
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Experts also have mapped how far the plume will travel and predict it will not go beyond Interstate 15. They calculate that if there is an explosion, it would probably throw the debris only about 60 feet.
"It certainly would not be a detonation that would level a neighborhood," Newman said.
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