In yet another bomb scare to round out last week's numerous tragedies, Mountain View Elementary school was the site of further fear and confusion.
Almost 800 students and school officials were evacuated from an elementary school in a Utah suburb about 25 miles north of Salt Lake City, after a member of the custodial staff found a pipe bomb on the roof.
No one was injured, and police detonated the bomb by way of a high-pressure water cannon.
The custodian took the bomb from the room and brought it to the school principal first thing, who then notified authorities, school district spokesperson Christopher Williams told Reuters.
"Why he did that and where he took it, we're not sure. He put himself in a dangerous situation," Williams remarked of the custodian's actions.
The school has not received any bomb threats, and no explosive or suspicious devices have been found on side, Williams continued.
The previous Friday, another custodian was on the roof to get a ball that got kicked up top, and he claimed that he had not seen anything fishy in the area where the bomb was found Monday.
"That doesn't mean [the pipe bomb] wasn't up there," Williams said. "As to who may have placed it up there, we have no idea at this point."
Police K-9s sniffed for bombs around the school's vicinity after the entire premises was shut off and all were told to go home. Nothing was found.
Workers at every school in the district were told to check roofs and other covert corners as a safety precaution.
Williams was glad his school didn't panic in the face of fire.
"We drill a lot...that means when there's a real situation like today, everything goes smoothly," he said. "Under the circumstances, things went as well as they could."
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