PIPE BOMB discovered near Disneyland California on Easter Sunday

  • Pipe bomb exploded in an alley nearby to Disneyland Park in California
  • The bomb  detonated with such force that it left a hole in the fence behind
  • Nearby residents had to be evacuated from their homes while police investigated 
  • Officer: 'It's serious – especially on Easter Sunday with people gathering' 

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 00:17 EST, 28 March 2016 | Updated: 12:55 EST, 28 March 2016

A pipe bomb exploded in an alley nearby to Disneyland Park in California Easter Sunday.

Police were called to the scene at 600 block of North Anaheim Boulevard near Wilhelmina Street around 1.50 pm, after reports of a loud explosion.

The bomb appeared to be made of a metal material and was set on the ground at the base of a light pole against a concrete wall, Anaheim police Sgt. Daron Wyatt told OC Register. 

It exploded against a concrete wall that separated commercial buildings to the east and residences to the west, said Wyatt.

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A pipe bomb exploded in an alley nearby to Disneyland Park in California Easter Sunday

A pipe bomb exploded in an alley nearby to Disneyland Park in California Easter Sunday

It exploded against a concrete wall that separated commercial buildings to the east and residences to the west

It exploded against a concrete wall that separated commercial buildings to the east and residences to the west

The area is about three miles north of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California (pictured)

The area is about three miles north of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California (pictured)

The bomb apparently detonated with such force that 'one of the end caps blew a clean hole, almost as if a saw had cut it through a wooden fence about 40 feet south of the pole'.

After the explosion, minor charring and damage was visible on the concrete wall and pole.

Though no injuries were reported, some homes in the in the area around Alberta Street were briefly evacuated during the investigation and residents allowed to return by 3 pm, said Wyatt.

Tammy Farrell, 46, told OC Register she was inside a home right next to the alley when the explosion happened.

She said she thought something had fallen from the sky because of how loud the noise was.

The parents of her fiance - Brent Wechsler, 44 - have owned the home for 40 years and this was the first incident of its kind in the neighborhood, as far as he is aware.

The bomb apparently detonated with such force that one of the end caps blew a clean hole through the wooden fence

The bomb apparently detonated with such force that one of the end caps blew a clean hole through the wooden fence

Though no injuries were reported, some homes in the in the area around Alberta Street were briefly evacuated during the investigation and were allowed to return by 3 pm

Though no injuries were reported, some homes in the in the area around Alberta Street were briefly evacuated during the investigation and were allowed to return by 3 pm

Wechsler said that whoever did it must be 'seriously disturbed' as all of his neighbors are 'good people'.

He added: 'It doesn't frighten me. It's just really, really strange.'

And Ana Trujillo, a receptionist at Hernandez Auto Sales, which is east of the explosion said she could smell 'burning chemicals' and saw a 'black container with smoke coming out of it'.

While there have been no reports of anything similar to this nearby, police did respond to a bank robbery on the 900 block of South Brookhurst where a hoax pipe bomb was left, but Wyatt said that it was 'completely unrelated' as the 'mechanics were different'.

And Wyatt was clear about the seriousness of the North Anaheim Boulevard incident Sunday.

He told OC Register: 'It's serious – especially on Easter Sunday with people gathering.

'It's very fortunate that there wasn't someone in the alley that was injured.' 

The area is about three miles north of the Disneyland theme park. 

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