Ammo plant buildings to be torched

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THE COURIER-JOURNAL
Ammo plant buildings to be torched
327 sites will be  razed over 5 years
By Alex Davis, alexdavis@courier-journal.com
January 30, 2004

More than 300 buildings at the former Indiana Army Ammunition Plant will
be burned and demolished over the next five years, officials said
yesterday.

The demolition is necessary because of contamination caused by dust and
residue from explosives. The ammunition plant, located near Charlestown,
once employed thousands of people making artillery charges used by the
military.

The demolition of the vacant buildings represents a major step in the
process of turning the plant into an industrial park -- one of the most
promising sites for economic expansion in the Louisville area.

An initial round of 64 buildings will be burned starting at 8 a.m.
Wednesday. Kerry Dupaquier, the U.S. Army's facility manager for the
site, said the demolition is unlike anything previously done in Indiana.

Jugs of gasoline will be placed inside the buildings, then ignited using
long cords. Because of the danger posed by explosive materials, no one
will be permitted within 1,250 feet of the flames.

Richard Callahan, a spokesman for the Texas-based company overseeing the
work, said most of the old explosives already have been removed from
buildings.

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