SOUTH GLENS FALLS -- Three loud booms moments apart Tuesday startled residents and shook buildings in Warren, Washington and Saratoga counties shortly before 5:30 p.m.

The booms came from old explosives being blown up, according to a soldier involved in the operation.

U.S. Army First Class Sergeant Kieran Dollard said Civil War-era military explosives washed up on the bank of the Hudson River in Watervliet, and a quarry in South Glens Falls on Ferry Lane was the safest place to dispose of them.

The New York State Police Bomb Disposal Unit, which often works with other agencies such as the U.S. military, was involved in the controlled detonation of the devices.

State Police Sgt. Christopher Coronato said he didn’t have many details about the controlled detonation, and referred questions to the chief technical sergeant of the Bomb Disposal Unit.

Coronato said when volatile explosives that are “too unstable to safely move” are discovered, they may be detonated in a more populated area than usual.

Explosives are usually transported to an undisclosed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives location, according to Coronato.

Reporter Michael Goot contributed to this report.

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