The FBI believes the suspect used a substance known as thermite, made from metal shavings and rust, in the devices put in the ballot boxes, agents said. "This is a very volatile mix that can burn ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The suspect behind a string of ballot drop box arson incidents in Vancouver and Portland in October used thermite as part of the incendiary devices that they used to start the ...

particularly after confirming that whoever tried to set fire to three ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver last fall used devices that included combustible thermite. “We’re very worried this ...

The fire burned hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, Wash., as well as some in Portland in the days and weeks before the ...

Thermite, a commonly used component in welding, was used in a string of ballot box arsons before the November election ...

The suspect behind a string of ballot drop box arson incidents in Vancouver and Portland in October used thermite as part of the incendiary devices that they used to start the fires, FBI officials ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The devices used to spark three ballot drop box fires in the Pacific Northwest during the 2024 election were made of a “very volatile mix” of thermite and scrap metal ...

Mike Herrington said they believe the suspect used scrap metal to create the devices that were attached to the ballot boxes and then filled each with a “coffee cup” amount of thermite. Oregon snowfall ...

He described thermite as a mixture of metal shavings ... Olson said. East Vancouver ballot box fire by Amy “I want to stress we are very concerned that the person who set these devices might ...