A blasting cap is a small explosive device commonly used to detonate larger explosives like dynamite. The caps come in a variety of types and are used in excavation, mining and demolition.

RCMP say they detonated several blasting caps in Fort Smith, N.W.T., late last week after a homeowner found the small explosives while preparing for a move. The homeowner "discovered a small quantity ...

Edson museum staff make explosive discovery of blasting caps inside antique safe For years, the contents of an antique safe on display at the Galloway Station Museum remained a mystery. That ...

PUKATAWAGAN -- Twenty trailers in a remote Manitoba First Nation community were evacuated Tuesday evening after a box containing 20 to 30 explosive blasting caps was reported in a person's yard ...

Knoxville Police later shared that blasting caps were found inside the 5×5 steel box alongside the explosives, and that samples of those explosives tested positive for a substance found in dynamite.

The discovery of the contents of the 5-foot-by-5-foot box - later determined to be 500 to 550 pieces of dynamite and 194 blasting caps - prompted the recommended evacuation of surrounding ...

The worker found a blasting cap, a small explosive device used to trigger high-powered explosives for mining and construction work, the city said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

A Knoxville Police Department spokesperson said Monday that more than 500 pieces of commercial explosives and nearly 200 blasting caps were found at CMC Recycling near Western Avenue on October 10.

No weapon was found. Hood said the boy had no major discipline problems. Asked if the boy intended to harm anyone, Hood said taking dynamite and blasting caps into a school spoke for itself.

Knoxville Police later shared that blasting caps were found inside the 5×5 steel box alongside the explosives, and that samples of those explosives tested positive for a substance found in dynamite.

A Knoxville Police Department spokesperson said Monday that more than 500 pieces of commercial explosives and nearly 200 blasting caps were found at CMC Recycling near Western Avenue on October 10.