Naval weapons station explosion

[Misfit]

8 Hurt, 1 Seriously, in NJ Naval Weapons Station Explosion | NBC 10 Philadelphia

An explosion at a New Jersey naval weapons station this morning left eight U.S. Navy personnel hurt, one seriously.

Crews rushed to a boat house at the Naval Weapons Station Earle in Colts Neck Township, Monmouth County, N.J. around 9 a.m.

Crews were doing routine maintenance on a boat when the blast occurred, according to a press release from the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Office.

One person suffered serious injuries and required hospitalization. Seven other Navy personnel suffered what the Navy described as "minor injuries" resulting mostly from smoke inhalation.

 

[b23hqb]

One thing about the military, in this case, the Navy: When you have a constant mix of boats, fuel, weapons and explosives, accidents like this will happen. Hopefully, the damage is low and the injuries all heal quickly.

 

[Railroad]

I've been to Earle, many years ago. I would imagine that a few people had brown issues to take care of shortly after the explosion occurred. Earle is NOT the place where "boom" is ever an acceptable sound to hear.