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Fire Stops Weapons Destruction at Pine Bluff Arsenal
A small fire yesterday at the U.S. Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas has again halted chemical weapons disposal at the facility, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, May 26). The fire ignited in the explosive containment room of an incinerator used to destroy chemical munitions. There were no weapons being destroyed at the time or in the vicinity of the fire. A sprinkler system extinguished the flames in 40 seconds, according to AP. “The event is currently under review, however, ignition of residual material contained in the feed-gate drain pan was been preliminarily identified as the most likely cause of the event,” said project manager Randy Long. Work at the facility will resume “when measures required to prepare the facility for rocket processing are completed,” according to an arsenal press release. That could occur on Wednesday. The fire was the sixth in the last four months at either Pine Bluff or the Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot in Oregon, AP reported (Associated Press/Dateline Alabama, Jul 17).
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