From Malay Mail · Kenneth Tee · · 1m 30s
Bomb scare in Sri Petaling was just forgotten game equipment
A suspicious box that triggered a bomb squad response turned out to be toy blocks from a team-building exercise.
In brief
A suspicious box that triggered a bomb squad response turned out to be toy blocks from a team-building exercise. The 'suspicious' box contained harmless toy blocks from a corporate team-building game called 'Radioactive Bomb', accidentally left behind by a tired employee. Originally reported by Malay Mail.
Suspicious box sparks bomb alert
A plastic box left unattended outside a shoplot in Bandar Baru Sri Petaling prompted police to call in a bomb disposal unit on September 14.
Company director contacts police
The owner of a training company reached out to police to explain the box belonged to his business and contained team-building equipment.
Box held toy building blocks
Inside were 20 plastic toy blocks from a game called 'Radioactive Bomb', used for corporate team-building activities.
“the box had been left behind by a company employee and contained 20 plastic toy blocks from a game called 'Radioactive Bomb'”
Employee forgot it after event
A tired worker accidentally left the box outside Watsons Sri Petaling around 11pm on September 12 while heading home from an Ipoh programme.
Fatigue caused the mistake
The employee had just completed a team-building programme in Perak from September 11 to 12 and was exhausted when he left the equipment behind.
Game designed for cooperation
The 'Radioactive Bomb' game encourages teamwork and mental agility among participants, with modules provided in PDF format by the company.
Box destroyed by bomb squad
Before police identified the owner, the bomb disposal unit had already destroyed the box using specialized equipment as a safety precaution.
The takeaway
The 'suspicious' box contained harmless toy blocks from a corporate team-building game called 'Radioactive Bomb', accidentally left behind by a tired employee.
