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Stored Chemistry Experiment in Horowhenua College Science Lab Became Potentially Explosive Substance, Principal Says

Police and bomb disposal technicians destroyed the decades-old Tollens reagent after a staff member found the unstable chemical, officials said.

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The Defence Force were called to Horowhenua College after a stored chemistry experiment in a science lab became a potentially explosive substance, the principal says.

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Stored chemistry experiment in Horowhenua College science lab became potentially explosive substance, principal says

The Defence Force were called to Horowhenua College after a stored chemistry experiment in a science lab became a potentially explosive substance, the principal says.

·Wellington, New Zealand
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Defence Force detonates 'potentially explosive’ school science experiment

By Bill Hickman of RNZ The Defence Force were called to Horowhenua College after a stored chemistry experiment in a science lab became a potentially...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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