Arkansas: Mysterious Explosion and Fire

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Arkansas Department of Emergency Management

March 9, 2000

4:00 pm to 12:00 am

INCIDENT # 0312 MISCELLANEOUS

EXPLOSION.....

ADVISED VIA NAWAS AT 11:22PM BY PULASKI CO SO THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE PLANE CRASH NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF SCOTT IN SOUTHERN PULASKI CO

IT WAS REPORTED THAT SOMEONE HEARD A LARGE EXPLOSION.

INFORMED SDO AND CALLED L COORD. AT 11:39 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM L COORD WHO SAID THAT FD ON THE SCENE ADVISED IT WAS A FIRE ONLY, NOT A DOWNED AIRCRAFT. AT 11:43PM VIA NAWAS LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL ADVISED THAT ASP AIR-ONE WAS ON IT'S WAY TO CHECK THE SCENE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. LONOKE, SCOTT AND ENGLAND FIRE DEPTS ARE ON THE SCENE AS WELL AS LONOKE PD AT ALLISON LOOP ROAD OFF OF ALLISON ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 161 S OF SCOTT.

AT 11:51 ADVISED VIA NAWAS THAT THERE IS A 2-MILE STRETCH OF FIRE AT THE SCENE AND THE CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

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Friday, March 10th 12:00 am to 8:00 am

NO NEW INCIDENTS THIS SHIFT.

UPDATE ON INCIDENT # 0312

PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE CALLED AND STATED THIS WAS AN EXPLOSION OF AN ANHYDROUS AMMONIUM PIPE LINE.

WHEN LOCAL COORDINATOR FROM PULASKI AND LONOKE COUNTIES THEY FOUND IT WAS NOT A PIPELINE AND NO AIR PLANE WAS FOUND.

SO NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE OR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. THEY ARE TO GO BACK OUT TODAY AND LOOK INTO IT MORE.

8:00 am to 4:00 pm

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SEVERAL UPDATES AND INQUIRIES ON INCIDENT #0312.

L COORD FOR PULASKI CO. ADVISED THEY HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE LAST NIGHT.

SEVERAL RESIDENCE AND CALLERS HAVE CONTACTED L COORD AND ADEM INQUIRING THAT THEY SAW A METORITE RIGHT BEFORE THE FIRE HAD BEEN REPORTED IN THE AREA.

SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES HAVE BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THE POSSIBLITIES. TROOP A ADVISED LONOKE CO. FARMERS HAD BEEN BURNING THE FIELDS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS NEAR BY. NO OTHER REPORTS ARE UPDATES AT SHIFT CHANGE

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-- Carl Jenkins (Somewherepress@aol.com), March 16, 2000

Answers

This appears to be the same incident that was discussed on the Art Bell program on 14 March. More info and pictures can be found at: http://freetime.netfirms.com/fireball.html

-- Bob Gaylor (gaylor@email.msn.com), March 16, 2000.

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