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Puffs Of Smoke May Be Visible As Crews Detonate WWII Explosives On Green Mountain

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) - Crews were back at William Frederick Hayden Park on Green Mountain on Thursday to detonate explosives from World War II.

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The devices are left over from artillery training in the 1940s. People started noticing the buried explosives after a grass fire six years ago.

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The City of Lakewood says to expect some trails to be closed Thursday and some noise from detonations. There also may be small puffs of smoke visible.

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