A homeowner checking his house after tenants moved out found the property had been rigged with explosives set to detonate with the flip of a light switch . Lendel Williams was inspecting the house in Milton , Massachusetts on Tuesday as he prepared to sell the home when his electrician came across the suspicious device in a bedroom closet . They called police and it was successfully deactivated a few hours later . ' I am angry , ' Lendel told reporters outside the home on Tuesday night . ' I just ca n't believe people can really do that to be quite frank with you . ' Scroll down for video . Danger : This owner of this home in Milton , Massachusetts found it had been rigged with explosives . Safe : The homeowner called police who arrived at the home on Tuesday and deactivated the device . Investigation : Hours later they declared the home safe and removed items from the property . The electrician found the explosive device behind a recently plastered section of wall in a bedroom closet , CBS Boston reported . The mechanism involved a gallon of a flammable substance with wires snaking out of it and around the house . The end of the wire led to a light switch . 'We believe the intention was that if someone flipped the light switch on where it ended , the device would have exploded , ' Milton Police Chief Richard Wells said . 'It took some work to put it in there . ' Authorities said the intricate system could have caused 'significant destruction ' if it had been set off and could have even resulted in a loss of life . Police have not yet named any suspects and said they are considering anyone with access to the house as a person of interest in the case , WCVB reported . Shock : Homeowner Lendel Williams , pictured , said he could not believe that someone had set up the device , which his electrician found behind a recently-plastered wall during an inspection on Tuesday . Scene : Police and members of the bomb squad swarm the street outside the home on Tuesday . But Williams said he believes his former tenants could be responsible and the Boston and Milton police departments are looking for them . Last week , police were called to the home for an act of vandalism after Williams found cement had been poured down the drain . On Sunday , a few days after the complaint was filed , the former tenants , a man , his wife and their daughter , moved out . They had lived at the property since June . Police were called to the home on Craig Street and several hours later , a bomb squad rendered the device safe . Officers were seen removing brown bags from the house . See below for video .
Danger was checking his property in Milton , Massachusetts on Tuesday ahead of selling it when his electrician found the device . It was behind a recently plastered wall in a bedroom closet and had wires leading out of it to a light switch . Police believe it was designed to cause 'significant destruction ' The tenants moved out last week , days after a vandalism complaint was filed when cement was poured down the drains . Authorities are seeking the family and others who had access to the house .