Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad Investigating ‘Incendiary Device’ Thrown From Vehicle

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Penn Avenue between 35th Street and 40th Street was closed for a period of time Sunday night as Pittsburgh Police’s fire investigation unit and the bomb squad investigated what they described as an “incendiary” device.

They say the device was thrown from a moving vehicle and a parked car was damaged when it was thrown.

Police say they are looking for a white pickup truck.

 

The incident occurred just after 9:00 p.m.

Police are also investigating reports of an explosion in the 200 block of Dinwiddie Street in the Hill District just after 10:00 p.m.

No injuries have been reported.

*story by CBS Pittsburgh