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Hornady plant, Nebraska, explosion and fire.

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October 15, 2023, 08:02 AM
HarrisonLLC
Hornady plant, Nebraska, explosion and fire.
Anybody have anymore news about this? Extent? Down time?

Lake City just stopped all civilian sales, now this.


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October 15, 2023, 08:39 AM
Shaql
Appears to be the gunpowder plant.

Link

WOOD RIVER, Neb. —
Authorities are investigating a fatal explosion at a chemical compound building in central Nebraska.

According to Nebraska TV, the Hall County attorney reported the explosion happened at Hornady Manufacturing in Wood River on Friday morning.

Hornady, which is headquartered in Grand Island, makes ammunition and bullets.

Authorities said that a woman died in the explosion, and her identity is being withheld until family is notified.

The Nebraska State Fire Marshal is investigating the explosion. There's no word on the cause at this time.





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October 15, 2023, 02:40 PM
Sigmund
I'm pretty sure Hornady uses some (all?) of what used to be the Cornhusker Army Ammo Plant.
October 15, 2023, 03:03 PM
Rightwire
A shame they had an accident and even more so that it resulted in a fatality.




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