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Substance Found In Whitehall Identified

U.S. Military officials say a chemical used in flares and matches is the substance unearthed Wednesday by a construction crew in Whitehall.Officials at the Defense Supply Center says a soup can-sized container of phosphorous was found near the front gate. The Columbus Bomb Squad disposed of the can without incident. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.