TOWN OF ONTARIO (AP) -- Authorities have charged two teenagers with tossing an explosive chemical bottle bomb into a crowded senior citizens center in western New York.
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office says two 16-year-old boys went to the Brown Square Village in the town of Ontario and threw a plastic bottle containing noxious chemicals into the common area of the complex where residents gather to socialize.
Deputies say a resident kicked the bottle outside before it exploded.
The teens were charged with reckless endangerment and unlawfully possessing noxious material. They were released on appearance tickets.
Authorities say the bottle contained ingredients which when mixed can cause a chemical reaction resulting in an explosion.
Brown Square Village's website describes the apartment complex as being available for people either 62 and older, or handicapped or disabled.
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