Originally, crews were going to use robots to carry and remove individual sticks from the box, but they had to change that plan in order to safely separate the blast caps from the explosives.

BOX WAS FOUND TO BE EXPLOSIVE. PITTSBURGH POLICE ... A WORKER AT A LOCAL BUSINESS FOUND A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE ON THE SIDEWALK AND CALLED POLICE AROUND EIGHT. PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS ONE ...