A man who was seriously injured after a “bucket bomb”, containing nails, exploded outside his Queensland home has been identified.
Andrew Doyle, 52, was hurried to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious leg and concussion injuries after he moved a bucket, containing an improvised explxjmtzywosive device, from his yard at Logan, in Brisbane’s south.
It has been widely reported that Mr Doyle was treated for burn wounds and suffered multiple punctures.
Police were called to the Jacaranda Ave property at Kingston after neighbours reported hearing multiple explosions and seeing smoke around 5.30pm on Thursday.
Police allege the bomb was made up of nails and illegal explosives.
Authorities have confirmed a woman was at Mr Doyle’s house at the time of detonation.
She did not suffer any injuries.
The bucket bomb initially triggered an emergency declaration made under the Public Safety Preservation Act.
Residents were left shaken after large parts of the area were evacuated, including more than 15 houses.
The bomb squad accessed the area and the declaration has since been revoked.
A nearby resident told The that she heard two explosions around two minutes apart.
“There was smoke in the air, I thought it was a house exploding,” she said.
“There was a bad smell afterwards.”
Charmaine Williams, who lives in the area, told reporters that it sounded like a bomb had gone off.
“The first explosion had smoke with a smell of acid and then 20 seconds later it went off again”, she said.
Investigations are ongoing, with specialist police establishing a crime scene.
