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John T. Hickerson Wastewater Treatment Plant evacuated after old dynamite found near Cement Lake, prompting Loop 375 shutdown

John T. Hickerson Wastewater Treatment Plant evacuated after old dynamite found near Cement Lake, prompting Loop 375 shutdown
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UPDATE (7:50 p.m.): El Paso Water said they are working with El Paso Police and other law enforcement agencies after "mining explosive devices" or dynamite were found near Cement Lake in a storage facility. The John T. Hickerson Wastewater Treatment Plant was evacuated "out of an abundance of cau...

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