A would-be explosive situation was defused at a Southern Arizona fire station when a local man brought in a suspected live grenade, authorities said. The scare occurred on the morning of April 25 at a Green Valley Fire District station after the man discovered the device on his son's property. Officials say he was unsure how to handle the potentially dangerous find, sparking an evacuation of the firehouse and the closure of nearby roads, as reported by FOX 10 Phoenix.

The situation, unfolded at Green Valley Fire District Station 153, saw first responders heading to safety after the man, uncertain what to do with the grenade he'd found. Located on North Abrego and Continental, traffic was shut down in the vicinity until the Pima County Sheriff's Office's Bomb Squad could respond, detailed by KGUN9.

Upon arrival, the Pima Regional Bomb Squad took charge, x-raying the suspicious object to uncover its true nature. Putting to rest fears of an active threat, the bomb squad's analysis confirmed that the grenade was, in fact, inert and posed no danger to the public.

The grenade, causing quite the stir at the beleaguered fire station, was determined not live after Pima Regional Bomb Squad's careful examination. Peace was restored as officials declared the area safe, allowing evacuated crews to return to the station and the resumption of normal traffic flow along the affected routes.

Green Valley Fire District and the Pima County Sheriff's Office coordinated to ensure safety during the incident, preventing potential injury or worse. Images of the now deemed harmless grenade were shared courtesy of GVFD & PCSD.