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http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/uta...ex.html?hpt=T2
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Base in Utah on lockdownBy the CNN Wire Staff
January 27, 2011 8:04 a.m. EST
The Dugway Proving Ground is in the Great Salt Lake Desert southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Military base in Utah locked down
Service members were working to solve a "serious concern"
The location is 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake City
(CNN) -- A Utah military facility that tests chemical and biological weapons was locked down "to resolve a serious concern," and authorities were working to reopen the base, officials said Thursday.
The U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground has been locked down since 7:25 p.m. ET on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. All base personnel were working, and no evacuation was needed, she said.
As of about 6:15 a.m. ET Thursday, "We have allowed personnel outside the gate to enter Dugway ... and are making preparations to begin allowing personnel to go home shortly," said Paula Thomas, spokeswoman for the proving ground.
Dugway commander Col. William E. King IV said earlier authorities were "working as quickly and as thoroughly as possible to resolve a serious concern within the Test Area" but he didn't elaborate.
"As you know measures like these (lockdown of our gates) are not taken lightly. No one is in immediate danger but these steps are required."
The proving ground covers 798,214 acres and is located in the Great Salt Lake Desert, around 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
"Testers here determine the reliability and survivability of all types of military equipment in a chemical or biological environment," according to Dugway.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/01/27/uta...ex.html?hpt=T2
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Base in Utah on lockdownBy the CNN Wire Staff
January 27, 2011 8:04 a.m. EST
The Dugway Proving Ground is in the Great Salt Lake Desert southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah.STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Military base in Utah locked down
Service members were working to solve a "serious concern"
The location is 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake City
(CNN) -- A Utah military facility that tests chemical and biological weapons was locked down "to resolve a serious concern," and authorities were working to reopen the base, officials said Thursday.
The U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Ground has been locked down since 7:25 p.m. ET on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. All base personnel were working, and no evacuation was needed, she said.
As of about 6:15 a.m. ET Thursday, "We have allowed personnel outside the gate to enter Dugway ... and are making preparations to begin allowing personnel to go home shortly," said Paula Thomas, spokeswoman for the proving ground.
Dugway commander Col. William E. King IV said earlier authorities were "working as quickly and as thoroughly as possible to resolve a serious concern within the Test Area" but he didn't elaborate.
"As you know measures like these (lockdown of our gates) are not taken lightly. No one is in immediate danger but these steps are required."
The proving ground covers 798,214 acres and is located in the Great Salt Lake Desert, around 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.
"Testers here determine the reliability and survivability of all types of military equipment in a chemical or biological environment," according to Dugway.
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