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Police: Urine sample culprit in 7-Eleven explosion

Officials believe the suspect was attempting to heat up the urine to pass a drug test when a microwave inside a 7-Eleven exploded

By Police1 Staff

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Police evacuated a 7-Eleven after an object exploded in the gas station’s microwave.

Officers responded to a call of a suspicious object left in the microwave, KATU reported. When authorities arrived, they evacuated the gas station as a precaution and an explosives unit was brought in.

Upon further investigation, police discovered the object was a urine sample wrapped in a hand warmer. Officials say the “chemical makeup of the handwarmer did not agree with the microwave and exploded.”

“It appears that whoever was on his/her way to do a drug test did not feel that it was warm enough, so they decided to microwave it at 7-Eleven,” police spokesperson Mike Rowe said in a release.

Security footage is being reviewed to discover the pee owner’s identity. The suspect “most likely did not pass their UA today,” Rowe added.