Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Staff at a Goodwill store in Palatka, Fla., found a live grenade among donations, which prompted the store's evacuation on Thursday.
A store employee discovered the grenade in a bin near a door reserved for donations at the Goodwill store at 103 South State Road 19 in Palatka.
Officials for the Palatka (Fla.) Police Department said they responded immediately upon the grenade being reported and evacuated the building, First Coast News reported.
Personnel with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad removed the grenade and remotely detonated it in a secure location.
A Goodwill spokeswoman Liz Morgan said the grenade was not placed on the store's retail floor and said it's important for people to ensure they don't accidentally donate dangerous items.
