Umatilla Fire Prompts Pine Bluff to Stop Incineration

The U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas has suspended chemical weapon incineration until the cause of a fire at the Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot in Oregon is determined, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, May 19).

Washington Group International, the company contracted to destroy weapons at both sites, is investigating the fire. A team from Pine Bluff has been sent to assist in the investigation, AP reported. Work will not resume in Arkansas until the inquiry is complete.

Operations at Pine Bluff were stopped last week following a small fire, but resumed a few days later (Associated Press/Oregonian, May 19).

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