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The walls and roof will be taken off and excavation is scheduled to start Oct. 16 and should be finished in about 10 days.

Leaders said crews will remain on site as a precaution, but they do not foresee people needing to leave their homes.

Officials with the EPA will talk about the plans, which they said include a controlled and mechanical approach to demolishing the home.

“We will have full control of that site here shortly,” said James Pinkney, a spokesman for the EPA.

The EPA plans to carry out a "controlled demolition" on the Applegate Lane home.

Louisville officials announced on Wednesday what the plans are for cleaning up a home in Highview where explosives were found in July.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg called it a "controlled mechanical demolition of the property."

Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Patricia Morris lowered Marc Hibels bond from $50,0000 to $1,000 and ordered he be placed on home incarceration and recieve mental health and addiction treatment if

If spilled, mercury can turn into poisonous vapors.

The removal of mercury is expected to take three days, but restoration could take several weeks.