A section of Washington Avenue between 16th and 17th streets was closed for a few hours as police investigated two explosions that occurred in the parking lot north of the the Eli Walker Lofts.
Around 6 p.m. the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's 4th District was alerted to the sounds, which Captain Renee Kriesmann said were a result of what she described as “soda” or “Drano” bombs.…