[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS - Explosion at Raleigh (NC) scrap plant

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

2 Injured When Mortar Explodes at Scrap Plant

Erin Hartness
WRAL-TV 5 News (Raleigh, NC)
February 12, 2008

Raleigh - At least one mortar shell exploded Tuesday morning after it 
got mixed in with a load of scrap metal at a processing plant on Garner 
Road, police said.

Witnesses said they heard two explosions and saw some smoke at Raleigh 
Metals Processors, at 2310 Garner Road, at about 11 a.m.

Plant owner Greg Brown said the force of the explosion knocked one 
worker over, and a second worker complained of ringing in his ears. Isai 
Bravo Santiago, 33, and Adrian Bravo, 27, were taken to WakeMed for 
treatment.

The explosions didn't result in any chemical release or fire, Brown said.

The explosions prompted Raleigh firefighters and bomb and hazardous 
materials experts from the Raleigh Police Department to respond to the area.

"Some sort of military ordnance had found its way into the recycling 
center, and ... at least one round of that ordnance had exploded," said 
Jim Sughrue, spokesman for the Raleigh Police Department.


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For the entire story, see
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2425216/

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