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Another fire reported at Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot
12:39 PM PST on Friday, March 31, 2006
HERMISTON, Ore. -- Another fire has been reported by the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency at the Umatilla Chemical Disposal Facility. AP The Umatilla Chemical Depot in eastern Oregon.
The small fire happened during the processing of an M-55 rocket in one of the depots "Explosive Containment Rooms" about 2:45 a.m. Friday.
No injuries were reported and the fire was confined to the one room.
Damage to equipment was minimal.
The last time the Umatilla Depot reported a fire during rocket processing was less than two weeks ago.
Details of that fire were much the same as Friday morning's flare-up.
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