Seven killed in blast at Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada

[Duncan]

Seven service personnel have died in an explosion at a military ammunition storage facility in the US state of Nevada, says a Marine Corps spokesman.

Several others were injured in Monday night's blast during a Marine training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot.

The injured have been transported to local hospitals for treatment, said the spokesman.

It is not known what caused the blast, but CNN quoted an official as saying that a 60mm shell had exploded.

Those caught in the blast at 22:00 local time (05:00 GMT on Tuesday) were members of the 2nd Marine Division.

Marine commander Maj Gen Raymond Fox said in a news release: "We send our prayers and condolences to the families of Marines involved in this tragic incident.

"We remain focused on ensuring that they are supported through this difficult time.

"We mourn their loss, and it is with heavy hearts we remember their courage and sacrifice."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21845177

[4.6coupe]

Uh oh.

RIP.

[SS Junk]

Yep. CNN will cover Lil' Wayne's bullshit (as recently as today), but doesn't mention a word about this. It's all about priorities. So far the topics have been the Pope, LW and Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech.

[Duncan]

Yep. CNN will cover Lil' Wayne's bullshit (as recently as today), but doesn't mention a word about this. It's all about priorities. So far the topics have been the Pope, LW and Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech.

Which is why I frequent news sources outside the US (mainly BBC World news).

[diablo rojo]

I drove through there not 2 hours before this happened.....holy hell. That is a small ass (but cool) town and I pass through it quite often. I've even stayed there a time or two. Got towed from Hawthorne to Reno once and the driver was one of the nicest guys I've ever talked to.

R. I. P to those killed.

[mardyn]

Motar round blew up in the tube as they were practicing...

RIP to our Marines.

mardyn

[naynay]

Yep. CNN will cover Lil' Wayne's bullshit (as recently as today), but doesn't mention a word about this. It's all about priorities. So far the topics have been the Pope, LW and Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech.

https://www.cnn.com

its right there on the home page

[naynay]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/19/us/nevada-military-explosion/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[dcs13]

Holy crap, it's because of the sequester according to Harry Reid...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/03/19/harry_reid_implies_sequester_caused_explosion_that_killed_7_marines_in_nevada.html

That old fuck needs a new job inspecting nuclear plants in Iran. I'll buy his ticket...what a stupid fuck

[8mpg]

Holy crap, it's because of the sequester according to Harry Reid...

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/03/19/harry_reid_implies_sequester_caused_explosion_that_killed_7_marines_in_nevada.html

That old fuck needs a new job inspecting nuclear plants in Iran. I'll buy his ticket...what a stupid fuck

pathetic.

[SS Junk]

www.cnn.com

its right there on the home page

It took several hours before anything was stated. Shut the fuck up before I knock your lil' wayne grill out of that mouth.

[Pro88LX]

RIP to the service members lost

[naynay]

It took several hours before anything was stated. Shut the fuck up before I knock your lil' wayne grill out of that mouth.

1 hour, 1 minute between our posts

[SS Junk]

1 hour, 1 minute between our posts

Here's what you don't understand, you dumb motherfucker. CNN TV had to cover all of what I mentioned before saying a word about what happened. All morning during their "hard" news they didn't say shit about it until the afternoon where it had already been covered by other news outlets.
I miss the days of yelling at you whenever you'd say dumb shit...

[ceyko]

Here's what you don't understand, you dumb motherfucker. CNN TV had to cover all of what I mentioned before saying a word about what happened. All morning during their "hard" news they didn't say shit about it until the afternoon where it had already been covered by other news outlets.
I miss the days of yelling at you whenever you'd say dumb shit...

If it were some gun shooting thing, they'd report on it in 5 seconds - without any facts or knowledge.