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One person has died after an explosion at an Independence ammunition plant on Tuesday, reports Fox4KC.
The report:
A spokesperson for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant said in a statement that an explosion occurred in a mixing building that resulted in one fatality and three additional employees being taken to a hospital for evaluation.
There is no information on the cause of the explosion at this time.
The 707,000-square foot facility, established in 1940, manufactures small-caliber munitions for the U.S. Army and operates the NATO test center, which performs ammunition reliability testing and weapon testing.
FOX 4 is at the scene and will have more as details emerge. Check back for updates here on fox4kc.com, as well as our 5 and 9 p.m. newscasts, and the FOX4KC app.
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