[CPEO-MEF] Iowa ammo plant explosion

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

IAAP blast response praised

Commander says crews, workers responded quickly.

By KILEY MILLER
Burlington Hawk Eye (IA)
June 23, 2006

MIDDLETOWN — The commander of the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant gives 
on–post emergency crews an A–plus for their quick and disciplined 
response to an explosion last week that killed two men.

In his first sit–down interview since the June 12 blast, Lt. Col. Jack 
Judy acknowledged Thursday that investigators have not pinned down a 
cause, but all evidence points to an accident and away from criminal 
activity.

The first lethal explosion at the plant in nearly four decades claimed 
the lives of Justin Friedrichsen, 24, of Biggsville, Ill., and Steven 
Upton, 48, of Danville.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.thehawkeye.com/daily/stories/ln1_0623.html
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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