North Carolina: IID Discovered Near Daycare Following Fire

TRIPwire, 18 January 2023
On 17 January 2023, at approximately 2130 hours local time, the Wendell Police Department and Wendall Fire Department responded to a daycare on Raymond Drive due to a reported fire. Officers discovered an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, near the building. According to media reporting, the IID appeared to consist of a wine bottle containing a flammable chemical with a burned cork sticking out the top. No injuries were reported, and no further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.