A plant producing shells for the US Army caught fire in Pennsylvania
Kyiv • UNN
A small fire broke out at the General Dynamics plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, which produces artillery shells for the US Army, but it was quickly extinguished with no casualties.
A fire broke out at a shell manufacturing plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Atlas News reports, citing military equipment manufacturer General Dynamics, UNN reports. After some time, the company clarified that the fire was extinguished, there were no casualties .
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The fire occurred at 15:00 local time. The cause of the fire is unknown. Its area is also not specified, but General Dynamics clarified that the fire was "small".
The Scranton facility is one of seven plants that produce military equipment for the US Army. In particular, it produces large-caliber metal projectiles, 155-mm and 105-mm artillery shells. The plant is under the jurisdiction of the US Army's Joint Munitions Command.
