Package explosion at Austin Goodwill injures 1 man, sends feds racing

Package explosion at Austin Goodwill injures 1 man, sends feds racing
The explosion Tuesday night unfolded on Brodie Lane in southwestern Austin.  (Fox 7 Austin) 

Package explosion at Austin Goodwill injures 1 man, sends feds racing - At least one man was injured Tuesday night in yet another reported package explosion in Austin, Texas --  this time at a Goodwill store, investigators said, just the latest in a string of blasts that have killed two people over the past month.

The victim, in his 30s, suffered injuries that were "potentially serious, not expected to be life threatening," the county's EMS tweeted. Paramedics rushed the man to a hospital.


Austin Goodwill spokeswoman Valerie Swift was crying when she told Fox News: "Senior Goodwill executives and law enforcement are investigating."

The Houston division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, along with FBI San Antonio said they were responding with Austin police to the scene.

At least five other explosions have rocked the Austin and San Antonio areas.

Earlier Tuesday, a package exploded on a conveyor belt at a FedEx shipping center in Schertz, northeast of San Antonio, injuring a worker. Also Tuesday, the FBI said a suspicious package reported at a FedEx distribution center near the Austin airport "contained an explosive device."

Authorities said the two packages were connected to four previous explosions that have occurred in the state throughout March.

Congressman Michael McCaul, a representative from Texas and the chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security agen judi bola, told The Associated Press he was told by federal authorities that investigators have obtained surveillance videos in Austin that "could possibly" show a suspect in the package bombing at a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio.

McCaul said he was briefed by the FBI, ATF and Austin police on the situation and added that he hoped the bomber's "biggest mistake was going through FedEx."

This is a developing story; check back for updates. Fox News' Maggie Kerkman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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