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"Explosion Rocks Mojave Airport"

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Explosion Rocks Mojave Airport
KERO-TV Ch 23 (ABC), Bakersfield (CA)
 

MOJAVE -- A large explosion at a storage facility at the Mojave Airport
around noon Sunday shook nearby buildings and closed the airspace above.

It is believed no one was injured in the explosion, which took place in a
facility that stores blasting agents and high-grade explosives primarily
used in the mining and construction industries, according to Insp. Tony
Diffenbaugh of the county fire department. 
 
An older-model aircraft caught fire as a result of the explosion, which sent
large chunks of debris flying as far as a thousand feet from the facility.

Two surrounding bunkers near the facility also contain combustible
materials, raising concerns about secondary explosions.

Airport officials, the environmental health department and several fire
departments were on-scene investigating the explosion.

The cause remains under investigation.

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