EXPLOSION IN LOUISIANA-BOMB RECYCLING FACILITY (WHAT'S GOING ON PHOTO BLOG)

Hi Everybody:
You may have noticed that an explosion occurred in Louisiana on Monday Night, October 15, 2012, around 11:30 PM. I did not hear of this event until last night around 12 when I published my post. As of this morning, its has not been reported under breaking news or top stories. However, there are plenty of reports in the Google Index (page 1 shared below). In the Google Search Box I typed: munitions plant explosions and this is what came up:

Including results for ammunition plant explosion louisiana
Search only for munitions plant explosion louisiana

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1. Explosion Rocks Army Ammunition Plant - KSLA News 12 ...

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   KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather & SportsExplosion Rocks ArmyAmmunition Plant. SITE SEARCH WEB SEARCH BY Google. KSLA News ...
2. Explosion Rocks Camp Minden Plant - WAFB 9 News Baton Rouge ...

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   UPDATE: Louisiana State Police have re-opened I-20 to traffic in both directions after an explosion at the ammunition plant in Doyline. DOYLINE, La. (AP) - At ...

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   1. Bunker explision rattles Louisiana
      

      UPI.com‎ - 1 hour ago

      MINDEN, La., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Damage reports poured in one day after anexplosion at the site of an old army ammunition plant in northwest ...
   1. Camp Minden bunker blowout rattles buildings, nerves

      Alexandria Town Talk‎ - 6 hours ago
   2. Mystery explosion shatters windows, lights sky in Louisiana

      Fox News‎ - 22 hours ago
4. Explosion at old Army ammo plant mistaken for meteor in northwest ...

   www.upi.com › ... › U.S. News › Bunker explosion rattles Louisiana

   26 minutes ago – MINDEN, La., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Damage reports poured in one day after an explosion at the site of an old army ammunition plant in northwest ...
5. Mystery explosion shatters windows, lights sky in Louisiana | Fox ...

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   22 hours ago – The explosion was the second in recent weeks at Camp Minden, the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant that produced large-caliber ...
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   The Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant (LAAP) was constructed beginning in. 1941 for loading ... One production area was destroyed in a 1968 explosion.
7. Bunker Explosion Lights Up Louisiana Night | LiveScience

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   20 hours ago – A munitions explosion, not a meteor impact, was the cause, say ... the former site of the federally owned Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant and ...
8. Articles about Army Ammunition Plant - Orlando Sentinel

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   2 Missing After Explosion At Army Ammunition Plant. October 14, 2004. MILAN, Tenn. .... Worker Dies In Explosion At Louisiana Ammo Plant. November 6, 1998 ...
9. LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

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   Superfund Site Report: LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT ... RDX (an experimental explosive), and other explosive waste materials settle out of treatment ...
10. Huge Explosion @ Camp Minden in La. - Yellow Bullet Forums

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    Huge Explosion @ Camp Minden in La. ... The old Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant near Doyline,La. in Webster Parrish had a bunker of ...

I have shared this search to teach You how to look up information for Yourself. I do not expect anyone to believe me, rather start to look at things for Yourself.  What is really going on here?

1.  The first entry from local TV above says this. Please go to link to see complete article:http://www.ksla.com/story/5281639/explosion-rocks-army-ammunition-plant?redirected=true

Explosion Rocks Army Ammunition Plant

An explosion at an ArkLaTex military plant has left it closed Tuesday morning.

It happened at the valentec plant in Webster Parish at about 5:30 Monday afternoon. Firefighters, deputies and military personnel say they dealt with the fire from that explosion at the valentec plant, into Tuesday morning. Four miles away was the closest news crews could get to the blast on Monday.The blast happened while the company was making military flares. No one was injured during the explosion. The company evacuated many of it's workers. Smoke from the explosion could be seen as far away as Shreveport. Witnesses say at first, the explosion looked like a dark yellow cloud.

2. The second entry has been removed from Baton Rouge News.

3. The third entry:http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/10/17/Bunker-explision-rattles-Louisiana/UPI-17941350478366/  Please see link for complete article

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Bunker explosion rattles Louisiana

MINDEN, La., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Damage reports poured in the day after an explosion at the site of an old army ammunition plant in northwest Louisiana, law enforcement officials said.

Webster Parish Sheriff Gary Sexton said the bunker blast late Monday resulted in a flood of phone calls to his office and fears that the incident was the result of a meteor hitting the ground, KSLA-TV, Shreveport, La., said.

The force of the explosion was felt across a wide area that extended to Shreveport and beyond.

The National Weather Service issued a statement describing radar imagery showing a plume of smoke and debris near where the Camp Minden Louisiana Army Ammunition plant is located.

Sexton described the bunker that exploded as an igloo-shaped structure constructed out of concrete.

It belonged to a company called Explo Systems Inc.

Louisiana State Police, the Webster Parish Sheriff's Office and the military were investigating what caused the blast.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/10/17/Bunker-explosion-rattles-Louisiana/UPI-17941350478366/#ixzz29ZPK9l5q

So you get the idea how to look up the link and see the information.

You will find disinformation along with real facts and you can decide for Yourself what You want to believe.

The following is my opinion after viewing the information:

a. it is confirmed there was an explosion at this munitions storage facility Monday night.

b. it is suspicious to me that many believe it was a meteorite from space. My mind says: what are the chances a meteorite would come in from outer space and land directly on a munitions facility in troubled Louisiana????????

c. What are the chances it was an explosion on site, a bomb from a plane or drone; or a missile launched from the gulf???? Given the current world situation, I find this possibility plausible.

Article:

Bunker Explosion Lights Up Louisiana Night

Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer

Date: 16 October 2012 Time: 01:21 PM EThttp://www.livescience.com/24019-louisiana-bunker-explosion.html

A loud boom and a bright orange flash that shook up a pocket of northwest Louisiana last night (Oct. 15) was due to an underground explosion at the Camp Minden industrial park and National Guard training site, according to the Webster Parish Sheriff's Office.

Despite early reports that the boom may have been caused by a meteor impact, the real cause was an explosion in an underground bunker belonging to a company called Explo, Webster Parish authorities told Life's Little Mysteries.

No one was injured in the blast.

According to the company's website, Explo 

Systems Inc. demilitarizes and recovers 

explosives. The Associated Press says Explo 

Systems Inc. does its bomb-recycling work on a 

military contract.

In August 2006, the Associated Press reported the same company was responsible for a series of explosions that led to the evacuation of two schools and a prison near Camp Minden, which is the former site of the federally owned Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant and is currently overseen by Louisiana's National Guard.

Last night's explosion, which lit up the sky over Camp Minden just before 11:30 p.m. local time, prompted reports from Shreveport, La., 20 miles (32 kilometers) away, according to Shreveport's KSLA website. The Webster Parish Sheriff's Office told Life's Little Mysteries the explosion also was reported by residents of east Texas.

Early speculation from Webster Parish Sheriff Gary Sexton, who told KSLA there was a "possibility that a meteor did hit the ground," may have had some basis. The Orionid meteor shower, an annual shower that has been especially vigorous in recent years, started yesterday and is likely to peak this weekend. Falling meteors are known to cause sonic booms audible on the ground.

http://www.livescience.com/24019-louisiana-bunker-explosion.html

d. In view of the problems with hazardous wastes in the sinkhole, what is the probability this place has something to hide????????? BINGO

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LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

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Superfund Site Report: LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT ... RDX (an experimental explosive), and other explosive waste materials settle out of treatment 

POLLUTION LOCATOR| Superfund | Superfund Site Report

Superfund Site Report: LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT Map Locating Superfund Site Site Description Threats and Contaminants Pre-Cleanup Rankings Site Information Potentially Responsible Parties Links

Map Locating Superfund Site LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, WEBSTER Parish, LA

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Site Description Stage of Clean-up: Construction Underway Conditions at proposal (October 15, 1984): Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant is located in Doyline near Shreveport, Webster Parish, Louisiana. The primary mission involves loading, assembling, and packing military ammunitions, and the manufacture of metal ammunition parts. The hazardous waste site consists of l6 l-acre pits in which TRINITROTOLUENE (TNT), RDX (an experimental explosive), and other explosive waste materials settle out of treatment waters. The pits received Interim Status under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) when the Army filed Part A of a permit application. According to tests conducted by the Army, soil, surface water, and ground water are contaminated with TNT, DINITROTOLUENE (DNT), phenols, 4-DNT, TETRYL, and CADMIUM. About l,300 people depend on private wells within 3 miles of the site as a source of drinking water.  More... Sources of Contamination: Discharge to sewer/surface water Explosive disposal/detonation Lagoon disposal Landfill Manufacturing process

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Threats and Contaminants Contaminants Detected Ground Water Surface Water Air Soil Other 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE X 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE X X BENZENE X CHROMIUM X CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS X CYCLONITE X TETRYL X Groundwater and Drinking Water Were drinking water wells shut down due to contamination? Yes Population served by the wells now shut down: 501 - 1,000 Are drinking water wells potentially threatened? Yes Population served by the threatened wells: 25 - 100 Aquifer discharges into: A drinking water aquifer A sensitive ecological environment Population served by water wells in the aquifer: 1,001 - 5,000 List ground water uses.

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Pre-Cleanup Rankings EPA Hazard Ranking System scores for LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT: Less Hazard National Average More Hazard 0% 50% 100% Overall site: Ground water migration: Rank Superfund sites in the U.S., LOUISIANA, or in WEBSTER Parish by EPA Hazard Ranking Scores. *Note: EPA's Hazard Ranking System is designed to screen and prioritize sites for the Superfund program, based on limited data available at time of listing. These scores are not based on a comprehensive risk assessment of the site and do not reflect conditions after initiation of cleanup work.

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Site Information Site Name: LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT EPA ID: LA0213820533 Address: HWY 80 E/PO BOX 30059 SHREVEPORT, LA 71130 Site Ownership: Federally Owned Category of Site: Military Related Date of Final Listing on the NPL: March 13, 1989 List Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) associated with current and past activities at the LOUISIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT Superfund site.

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Mystery explosion shatters windows, lights sky in Louisiana

Fox News‎ - 22 hours ago

Published October 16, 2012

FoxNews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/16/mystery-explosion-shatters-windows-lights-sky-in-louisiana/

Meteor or munitions? What happened in Webster Parish?

According to numerous reports, a loud boom was heard in a secluded area of the Louisiana parish, leading Sheriff Gary Sexton to tell a local television station that they “definitely had something happen” Monday night.

Area resident Shana Levick told KSLA 12 that she saw the sky light up a bright orange color, and observed “fire sparks” above the tree line. The boom reportedly shook trees and citizens out of bed and shattered windows during the night as well, leading to speculation that it was the sound of impact from a meteor.

This was no meteor, however. The National Weather Service branch office in Shrevesport, La., said the sound was a massive explosion at a munitions recycling factory.

“Monday night at around 11:26 pm, a large explosion occurred to the southwest of Dixie Inn, in Webster Parish, approximately 4 miles southwest of Minden, or 28 miles east of Shreveport … in the borders of the Camp Minden Army ammunition plant,” the weather service said.

The Associated Press reported that at least 10 explosions rocked the bomb recycling plant in northwestern Louisiana, forcing the evacuation of at least 600 students from two schools and more than 400 prisoners from the Webster Parish jail.

No serious injuries or deaths have been reported.

Explo Systems, which opened its site in January, has a military contract to disassemble bombs and recycle bomb components. Lt. Col. Carl Thompson, the camp's assistant commander, said he did not know how many workers were in the plant at the time.

He said the company employs about 60 people who work around the clock; all have been accounted for, he said.

The explosion was the second in recent weeks at Camp Minden, the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant that produced large-caliber ammunition for the military until it closed in 1994. Louisiana took the site over from the federal government last year and it is now occupied by several businesses. The Louisiana National Guard oversees the camp.

The National Weather Service captured images of the staggering explosion on its Doppler Radar system, explains a report posted online. “Based on radar analysis, the plume was initially as high as almost 7,200 feet above ground level.”

The agency said the radar imagery is similar to that usually seen with smoke plumes associated with wildfires.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/10/16/mystery-explosion-shatters-windows-lights-sky-in-louisiana/#ixzz29Zb8wE9K



This concludes my special report on the Explosion in Louisiana.  There are 16 one acre sites for hazardous watse storage at this location. A big explosion would hide any damning evidence (in my opinion).

You have some facts here to start your own journey to your own conclusions. It is not good things keep happening in Louisiana. Please get out of there.

...this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek.  See You next time.

New vid from local resident today:
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Published on Oct 17, 2012 by idahopicker

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The following vid came out last night before it was known it was the Bomb recycling plant that exploded: Breaking News
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Published on Oct 16, 2012 by TheCountdownBackUp

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