Chris Cram
06-02-2010, 16:26
http://www.ktvz.com/news/23772491/detail.html
Evacuation Took Place; No Immediate Reports of Serious Injuries
BEND, Ore. -- A fire and apparent explosion was reported Wednesday afternoon at the Nosler Inc. bullet manufacturing plant in southwest Bend, prompting evacuation and closure of streets in the area.
The fire was reported initially as a smoke report shortly after 2 p.m. at the facility at 107 SW Columbia St., which was evacuated. By 2:15 p.m., there were reports that an explosion had destroyed part of the building. But by 3 p.m., reports from the scene were that all workers on scene at the time of the blast had been accounted for.
Fire crews were reporting no flames visible and that all were out of the plant, though one person reportedly suffered smoke inhalation and a thorough search was planned, to be sure all got out.
Bend Fire did a personnel callback to ensure adequate staffing and called in Redmond Fire for mutual aid to cover a station with an ambulance.
People several blocks away said the explosion apparently rattled their office windows.
Evacuation Took Place; No Immediate Reports of Serious Injuries
BEND, Ore. -- A fire and apparent explosion was reported Wednesday afternoon at the Nosler Inc. bullet manufacturing plant in southwest Bend, prompting evacuation and closure of streets in the area.
The fire was reported initially as a smoke report shortly after 2 p.m. at the facility at 107 SW Columbia St., which was evacuated. By 2:15 p.m., there were reports that an explosion had destroyed part of the building. But by 3 p.m., reports from the scene were that all workers on scene at the time of the blast had been accounted for.
Fire crews were reporting no flames visible and that all were out of the plant, though one person reportedly suffered smoke inhalation and a thorough search was planned, to be sure all got out.
Bend Fire did a personnel callback to ensure adequate staffing and called in Redmond Fire for mutual aid to cover a station with an ambulance.
People several blocks away said the explosion apparently rattled their office windows.