Community meeting tonight on "bomb factory" house

Authorities will explain how they plan to dispose of the hazardous materials and chemicals

By Kristina Davis and J. Harry Jones
Originally published November 30, 2010 at 10:35 a.m., updated November 30, 2010 at 12:54 p.m.

ESCONDIDO — Exactly how officials will go about rendering safe a house in unincorporated Escondido where pounds of volatile homemade explosives and hazardous chemicals have been found will be the subject of a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in San Marcos.

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Meeting details
Local and federal law enforcement agencies are hosting a town hall meeting about cleanup plans for the house at 1954 Via Scott in unincorporated Escondido.

When: 7 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Woodland Park Middle School, 1270 Rock Springs Road, San Marcos
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Kellen Knipp, who lives next to the house on Via Scott where the hazardous materials were found, said he and his mother were told by authorities to prepare for the worst. They have been evacuated from their home, along with the residents of another home on the street, since Nov. 18, when a gardener suffered serious injuries after chemicals exploded in the backyard of a house rented by George Djura Jakubec, 54.

Knipp said he and his mother have been instructed by authorities to move everything out of their home, including furniture, by Tuesday in case something goes wrong during the operation to render Jakubec’s house safe.

“We have to go today. We have to show up with a moving truck,â€