About three blocks of Compton homes were evacuated Saturday after someone reported finding a hand grenade inside a residence in the Nickerson Gardens housing development.
The discovery was reported at 2:44 p.m. Saturday in the 1400 block of Zamora Avenue, Lt. B. Payes of the Compton Sheriff’s Station told City News Service.
“Somebody found it and they called us,” Peyes said.
The lieutenant said she did not know how the military ordnance came to be inside the home but the sheriff’s Arson and Explosives detectives were on the scene, working to make sure the area was safe.