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(48,121 posts) Tue Mar 19, 2013, 08:59 AM Mar 2013

Blast hits Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada, several dead according to spokeswoman

Blast hits Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada
Breaking news

There has been an explosion at a military ammunition storage facility in the US state of Nevada, says a Marine Corps spokesman.

The blast at the Hawthorne Army Depot occurred overnight during a US Marine training exercise.

It is not yet clear if there are casualties, but Reuters news agency quoted a Marines spokeswoman as saying "several" people were dead.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21845177

Update: A 60-millimeter mortar exploded in a tube at Nevada's Hawthorne Army Depot as Marines were preparing to fire it; 6 dead -

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