Training accident kills 7 US Marines
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March 20, 2013, Wednesday
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SEVEN US Marines were killed and several injured in a training accident at a military depot in Nevada that serves as a storage site for munitions and an important training facility for special forces headed overseas.
The cause of the accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot shortly before 10pm on Monday is under investigation, officials said from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
It was not clear how the Marines were killed. Officials earlier characterized it as an explosion, without giving specifics about what happened.
The injured were taken to area hospitals for treatment and further evaluation.
Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, the area's major trauma hospital, took nine patients, including one who died, three who are in serious condition and five who are in fair condition, according to spokeswoman Stacy Kendall. All the patients are men under the age of 30, she said. Kendall described their injuries as penetrating trauma, fractures and vascular injuries. The identities of those killed were not released pending notification of their families and a 24-hour waiting period after that.
The Hawthorne Army Depot stores and disposes of ammunition.
The cause of the accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot shortly before 10pm on Monday is under investigation, officials said from the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
It was not clear how the Marines were killed. Officials earlier characterized it as an explosion, without giving specifics about what happened.
The injured were taken to area hospitals for treatment and further evaluation.
Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, the area's major trauma hospital, took nine patients, including one who died, three who are in serious condition and five who are in fair condition, according to spokeswoman Stacy Kendall. All the patients are men under the age of 30, she said. Kendall described their injuries as penetrating trauma, fractures and vascular injuries. The identities of those killed were not released pending notification of their families and a 24-hour waiting period after that.
The Hawthorne Army Depot stores and disposes of ammunition.
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