[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Assateague Seashore [MD] partially reopens after WWII ordnance is detonated"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Assateague Seashore partially reopens after WWII ordnance is detonated

By Candy Thomson
The Baltimore Sun
June 25, 2013


On a sizzling day, one of Maryland's premier summer getaways turned  
ghost town while an Army bomb squad exploded World War II-era  
munitions that had washed up at Assateague Island National Seashore.

After two muffled explosions late Tuesday morning, a portion of the  
park reopened, including the main drag, Bayberry Drive, but ocean  
access and parking were limited, said a park spokeswoman, Rachelle  
Daigneault.

"We are taking our time to make a complete assessment, but we're not  
anticipating any further issues," said Daigneault, who did not expect  
the public to cancel plans to visit the island for July 4.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-assateague- 
bombs-20130625,0,3590750.story

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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