# 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.
- Title: Bomb scare in Sri Petaling was just forgotten game equipment
- Summary: 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…
- Keywords: sri petaling, kuala lumpur, bomb scare, brickfields police, hoo chang hook, team-building, radioactive bomb game, bomb disposal unit, watsons, ipoh, perak, news
- Source: Malay Mail — https://malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/16/police-sri-petaling-bomb-scare-turns-out-to-be-team-building-game-equipment-left-behind-by-worker/235393
- Author: Kenneth Tee
- Published: 2026-09-16T12:15:36+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sri petaling, kuala lumpur, bomb scare, brickfields police, hoo chang hook, team-building, radioactive bomb game, bomb disposal unit, watsons, ipoh, perak, news
## 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.
## Key takeaway

The 'suspicious' box contained harmless toy blocks from a corporate team-building game called 'Radioactive Bomb', accidentally left behind by a tired employee.