Bomb technicians at the scene believed that the maximum capability of the containment vessel was 40 pounds of net explosive weight, according to the inspector general’s report.

Bomb tech's quick eye saves reporter's life By . Matt Millham. Matt Millham. ... The crater left by the bomb's detonation was, coincidentally, about the size of the wheelbarrow.

When the squad is called to a scene, one bomb tech wears a protective suit to handle unsafe and potentially dangerous devices. The suit itself weighs approximately 86 pounds and cost nearly $35,000.

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