Explosion at Tennessee ammunition plant: reports

1 Killed In Blast At Tennessee Ammunition Plant
A series of Explosions ripped through an ammunition plant in Oakland, Tenn., on Wednesday, killing one worker and injuring a Firefighter while shells fired off for about an hour afterward. Ed Gaugh, emergency management director for Fayette County, said a 34-year-old male employee died in the blast and subsequent fire at the Kinematics Research plant, which makes shells for pistols and rifles. The worker's name was not immediately released. Oakland Police Chief Rick Jewell said at one point a la...

1 killed in explosion at ammunition plant in Tenn.
OAKLAND, Tenn. (AP) - One worker has been killed in an Explosion at an ammunition plant in western Tennessee. Ed Gaugh, emergency management director for Fayette County, said a 34-year-old male employee died in the blast and subsequent fire Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said debris shot into the air during several explosions spanning a half-hour at the Kinematics Research plant in Oakland, which makes shells for Handguns and rifles. Gaugh said the fire was controlled some 90 minutes later. T...

1 killed in Tennessee munitions blast
OAKLAND, Tenn., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- An explosion and fire at a munitions plant in Oakland, Tenn., Wednesday afternoon killed one employee, officials said. The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal said the 34-year-old worker was one of five employees in the Kinematics Research facility when the blast occurred about 1:45 p.m. CST. The four others escaped without being injured. Ed Gaugh of the Fayette County Emergency Management Agency said bullets were "popping like Popcorn" when Firefighters arrived. "It made...

1 killed in explosion at French chemical plant
Authorities say an Explosion at a chlorine plant in southern France has killed one person and injured another. The regional administration for the Bouches-du-Rhone region says a leak of water containing sodium prompted the explosion. The blast occurred Thursday at a plant run by Gazechim in the Mediterranean port of Lavera. The administration says in a statement that no gases have leaked outside the site. Traffic around the site has been restricted, and specialists in chemical accidents are ther...

Explosions rip munitions plant in west Tennessee
OAKLAND, Tenn. (AP) - One person is unaccounted for after a series of Explosions and a fire occurred at a munitions plant in western Tennessee. Several Explosions and fire hit the Kinematics Research plant in Oakland, which makes ammunition for Firearms. Ed Gaugh, emergency management director for Fayette County, quoted company officials as saying five people were in the plant around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. Gaugh said the fire was controlled some 90 minutes later. The cause remained unclear. A ...

Breaking: Explosions at Maryland State Buildings
Update: The WAPO’s coverage suggests that it was merely an “incendiary device” and not actually a bomb, and that it did not actually explode.  I guess we just have to sit back and see what develops. Not a lot is known right now.  In fact, bluntly if anyone knows more, please share.  Here’s some local coverage for now: The Anne Arundel County Fire Department is responding to a report of an Explosion in Hanover at the Department of Transportation headqu...

2 Package Bombs Explode at Maryland Office Buildings
Two package bombs exploded today at Maryland government buildings. Officials are investigating possible Explosions at the Maryland Department of Transportation’s headquarters in Hanover and a State Government building in Annapolis. Firefighters and HazMat crews were sent to the MDOT building in the 7200 block of Corporate Center in Hanover shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday. A source has told 11 News that two packages exploded, one at the MDOT building and another at the Jeffrey Building on F...

Dutch chemical plant ablaze
MOERDIJK, Netherlands, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A huge fire erupted at a Chemical Plant in the Netherlands Wednesday, officials said. The blaze at the Chemie-Pack plant near Rotterdam prompted authorities to put the southern part of South Holland province on alert because of a large cloud of toxic black smoke that had reached the town of Dordrecht, Radio Netherlands reported. People in the area were being told to stay indoors and to keep their doors and windows shut. There were no reports of serious inj...

Fire crews on scene of Tennessee plant explosion
OAKLAND, Tenn. (AP) - Emergency crews are on the scene of a munitions plant in western Tennessee where there was a series of Explosions and a fire. There was no immediate word on injuries at the Kinematics Research plant in Oakland, which makes ammunition for Firearms. The company's phone line was busy Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses reported hearing several Explosions around 2 p.m. over some 30 minutes. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeremy Heidt says there also was a fire. ...

Two arrested for manhole cover thefts
VALRICO, Fla., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they have arrested two men accused of stealing manhole covers to sell as scrap metal. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said deputies responding to an 11 p.m. Monday call about a suspicious vehicle discovered a Chevrolet Avalanche being driven by Kenneth Pierce, 20, with Michael Rowe, 25, in the bed of the vehicle with a pry bar and the manhole covers, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Wednesday. Deputies said Rowe admitted...

Officer killed, suspect wounded in Oregon
RANIER, Ore., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Dozens of Police Officers descended on Ranier, Ore., Wednesday after a police officer was shot to death, authorities said. The (Portland) Oregonian reported the dead officer was the town's Police Chief. The Columbia County Sheriff's office verified an officer had been fatally wounded, the newspaper said. The shooting occurred about 10:47 a.m. when the officer responded to a call about a disturbance at a shop that installs car stereos. "The officer made contact with ...

Ore. officer killed in struggle with suspect
RAINIER, Ore. (AP) - Authorities in Oregon say a Police Officer was shot and killed in a struggle with a suspect at a stereo shop in Rainier. The Columbia County Sheriff's office says the suspect was wounded in the shootout Wednesday, and was taken to a Hospital. The officer was not identified. Other details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. RAINIER, Ore. (AP)—Sh...

Cruise ship staff drowning ruled a suicide
Ramakrishan Balasubramanian, 25, a waiter from India, was found unconscious in the water beside the Costa Atlantica, docked at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Sunday night, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. A crew member said he was on a deck when he heard a splash, the Broward County Sheriff's Office reported. He looked over the rail, saw Balasubramanian in the water, and threw a life preserver. The witness said Balasubramanian did not or could not put the device on, the newspaper r...

Guyana police to probe if explosion intentional
A grenade that exploded at a bus depot in this capital city was still in the hands of the man carrying it, not thrown into the crowd as first believed, police said. Police have not determined if the man was purposely trying to detonate the grenade or had found it and was trying to sell it. The man, the only person to die in Wednesday's Explosion, has not been identified but has been described as a Guyana native who had been released from a U.S. Prison and deported back to his home country a few ...

Fire inspector found only minor problems at furniture store
In a report obtained by the Free Press, Wayne Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Shawn Bell inspected the store Dec. 1 and found defective emergency lights. He said one needed repairs, and another, a new battery. Problems were corrected by Dec. 22. One week later, the store exploded after residents in the area complained about a gas smell twice that morning. Bell said store owner Paul Franks, seriously injured in the Explosion and now in fair condition at the U...

Deadly grenade blast rocks Guyana
One person has been killed and 19 people injured in an Explosion at a bus depot in the capital of Guyana, Georgetown. Police said the Explosion was caused by a grenade, but refused to speculate whether it was an accident or a deliberate attack. Eyewitnesses said the blast rocked the busy streets around the bus depot, near Stabroek Market. Officials at Georgetown Hospital said they were treating 19 people. Doctors said most of those injured had shrapnel wounds. One witness told the Associated Pr...

Deputies: Spartanburg Co. Mailbox Blown Up
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Spartanburg County deputies said they are looking for the person who blew up a mailbox earlier this week. The Explosion happened at a home on Harrell Drive. Deputies said the homeowner reported hearing a loud noise outside the night before, and the following morning he found his mailbox was destroyed. Investigators said that it appears Fireworks were used to explode the mailbox. Deputies said that blowing up a mailbox is a federal crime. Anyone with information about the exp...

Two Possible Explosions at Maryland Dept of Tranportation
WBAL via CNN:HANOVER, Md. -- Officials are investigating possible Explosions at the Maryland Department of Transportation's headquarters in Hanover and a State Government building in Annapolis.We'll see but with the story about people casing Propane tanks at bus depots we'll keep an eye. Previous: Brooklyn Bus Depot's Natural Gas Tanks/Bus Routes of Interest to Middle Eastern Looking "Videographers". ...

Packages Explode in Two Md. State Buildings
Authorities Looking Into Package Explosions at Md. Dept. of Transportation and Other State Building; 3 Reported Injured Like this Story? Share it: Authorities respond to a mail bomb explosion in Maryland. (CBS) (CBS) ANNAPOLIS - Mail packages have exploded at two state Office Buildings in Maryland. CBS News confirms that a mailroom employee was injured at the Maryland Department of General Services' Jeffery Building in Annapolis after the package he was handling exploded. The building is near ...

Maryland explosions: Mailrooms at state offices quarantined
Maryland Explosions: Two Maryland State Government employees at separate Office Buildings were hurt by packages that emitted smoke and fire....

Guyana police to probe if explosion intentional
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - A grenade that exploded at a bus depot in this capital city was still in the hands of the man carrying it, not thrown into the crowd as first believed, police said. Police have not determined if the man was purposely trying to detonate the grenade or had found it and was trying to sell it. The man, the only person to die in Wednesday's Explosion, has not been identified but has been described as a Guyana native who had been released from a U.S. Prison and deported back...

Holland: Park blaze casts toxic cloud over Rotterdam
A HUGE fire broke out at an industrial park near Rotterdam yesterday, setting off chemical Explosions, releasing toxic smoke and disrupting shipping between the Netherlands' second-biggest city and Antwerp in Belgium. The fire started at a Chemie-Pack Chemical Plant in the Moerdijk industrial zone, about 30 miles south of Rotterdam. The cause of the blaze was unknown and police said there were no reports of any casualties. However, shipping traffic at the Holla ADVERTISEMENT nds Diep river, cl...

Possible Homemade Bomb Explosion Shakes N.J. Neighborhood
Police marked areas of the street where possible bomb fragments were found following an Explosion on Jan. 4, 2011. (Photo/ CBS 2) NUTLEY, N.J. (CBS 2) — Was it a bomb? A huge Explosion rocked a quiet New Jersey neighborhood on Tuesday night, frightening residents. At the scene of the explosion, three-dozen chalk marks showed where police located fragments from a device that neighbors said was tremendously loud. “All of a sudden, there was a Boom and a fire ball,” one woman told...

Blast at French embassy in Mali
An Explosion has rocked the French Embassy in Mali, French officials have said. One report said that two people had been injured during the incident in the capital, Bamako. A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said the Explosion was not an accident, though it was unclear what was behind it. No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Al-Qaeda-linked groups operate in the West African nation, a former French colony. ...

Texas Boy Died 'Horrific Death'
CLARENDON, Texas - A Donley County man has been charged with capital Murder in the death of his 4-year-old son. An affidavit from Sheriff Charles "Butch" Blackburn says 38-year-old Robert Monroe Babcock provided information that linked him to the death of his son, Chance Mark Jones. KVII-TV reports the boy was found unresponsive Tuesday at his home near Clarendon after the father called 911. The child later died at a Hospital. Blackburn says there was evidence that the Victim was assaulted. Pros...