A live hand grenade was discovered inside a donation bin at a Goodwill store in Florida, according to police .

Authorities immediately secured the scene in and evacuated the Goodwill in Palatka, a city about 50 miles south of Jacksonville.

The device was then safely retrieved and remotely detonated in a secure location by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad.

The explosive appeared to be a donated item, a spokesperson for Goodwill, Liz Morgan, told First Coast News . An employee discovered it in a bin near the donation door, Morgan said.

This isn’t the first time such a weapon has been found at a Goodwill in Florida. In 2018, several grenades were discovered after being donated to a Goodwill store on Jacksonville’s Southside, according to Morgan.

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