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Missile Silo AccidentsNumerous In ArkansasH\ The Associated I’res*Although the Titan II missile silo explosion near Damascus was by far the worst, there haw been eight other accidents at missile silos in Arkansas in the past 18 months I Facts about die other a dents were revealed in a letterI to Sen. David Pryor, l Ark from Col John T Moser, Co-n mander erf the 306th Strategic Missile Wing at Little Hock Air Force BaseThree of the incidents oc cur red at the same .silo neat III ukwell in ( onway County, ami two occurred at a silo near Quitman in Cleburne County.Hut the worst ol the previously unreported accidents occurred Aug 6, IfCN, about five miles from Heber Springs when a fire occurred in the silo The letter said a T'tan II missile crew chiel was demon strating the sites emergency lighting capability to a crewchief trainee when a foot-long metal rod fell and rolled into the circuits, causing them to short-circuit Power went off and a fire star'ed in the insulation of the power and control cables.The power shifting to standby, and the diesel generator came on line, causing other sections of the lighting switch panel to be energized. This caused the fire to increase, and the diesel generator shut down about two(Continued on Page 2)
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Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Mon, Sep 29, 1980
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