Police say that a "drano bomb" was detonated in the 100 block of Elinor Avenue late last week, but that no one was hurt in the explosion.
A "drano bomb" or "bottle bomb", as Snopes explains, is a mixture of a chemical cleaning solution and tinfoil that when combined in a plastic soda bottle cause an explosion which can be enough to "sever fingers" or "cause 2nd or 3rd degree chemical burns.
The bomb went off around 9:40 a.m. Apr. 13 in front of a home in the 100 block of Elinor Avenue. According to a police report, the Baltimore County Police Department bomb squad responded to the scene.
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The report also says that police saw a white male, approximately 5'7" tall with long, dark hair fleeing the area.
No one was injured in the explosion, and no arrests have been made.
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