Letterkenny Army Depot; explosion injures at least three
Bobo sends us a link to Fox News which reports that an explosion at Letterkenny Army Depot, Pennsylvania has sent three to the hospital;
The Franklin County Office of Emergency Management told Fox News three people were airlifted from the Letterkenny Army Depot after the blast, and there was no threat to the public.
It wasn’t immediately clear how severe the injuries were; however, employees reported seeing two coworkers run out of a building “screaming and on fire, one with chemical burns,” ABC27 reported.
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The 18,000-acre depot has more than 3,600 employees who help provide “responsive and sustainable readiness for the US and Allied Air and Missile Defense forces.”
Established in 1942, the facilities assist in maintaining and storing missiles and ammunition.
Category: Army News
“the facilities assist in maintaining and storing missiles”, none of those propellants are human skin-friendly.
I hope everyone is ok and when they figure out what happened safety protocols are put into place.
Hope someone didn’t short-cut a safety procedure. Prayers for the injured.
FWIW, FB Rumint had the explosion occur in a paint booth in bldg 350.
When conditions are just right, chemicals can easily ignite with no warning.
Chemical burns are not good things, not at all.
Speedy recovery to these three.
Hope they heal well, and quickly.
Hoping for a quick recovery for those injured.
“some employees reported seeing two coworkers run out of a building “screaming and on fire, one with chemical burns,” ABC27 reported”
Their bad day is worse than any bad day I’ll ever have.