A controlled detonation inside the Aurora, Colo., apartment of James Holmes, the man arrested in a mass shooting that killed 12 people and injured 58 more, took place about 11:40 a.m. MT Saturday.

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Police said an air horn would be sounded three times before the blast, but none was heard from the media area outside the apartment.

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Police said the detonation at suspect James Holmes' apartment was successful.

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The detonation came a couple of hours after crews were able to defuse a trip wire, the first of several steps to clear the apartment in a methodical way, Aurora police Sgt. Cassidy Carlson said.

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Authorities said earlier the second phase of the disarming of the apartment could include the controlled detonation of another triggering mechanism.

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Peoria Street in Aurora, Colo., was shut down, and a reverse 911 call was be sent to nearby residents prior to the detonation.

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Carlson said earlier Saturday that authorities are mindful of keeping the detonations safe and have fire crews on standby to handle any fire that erupts.

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Some materials in the apartment will be removed and disposed of in a separate controlled detonation. There is no timetable for the detonations.

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Crews are also trying to preserve as much evidence in the suspect's apartment as possible.

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Police still aren't completely sure about everything they will find in the apartment.

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Police said suspect James Holmes told them that after his arrest in the shootings at Century 16 that he had placed explosives in the apartment.

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Police evacuated the building and used a fire truck ladder to reach and break the windows into suspect James Holmes' apartment.

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