UPDATE: 9:20 AM EST
Another marine has been claimed by the explosion at the Nevada military facility, pushing the fatality count to seven.
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UPDATE: 8:45 AM EST
NBC is reporting that six U.S. Marines have been killed and eight were wounded during the live-fire exercise at a Nevada military facility.
A 60-millimeter mortar exploded in a tube at Nevada’s Hawthorne Army Depot as Marines were preparing to fire it.
The injured were taken to two hospitals. Stacy Kendall, a spokeswoman for Renown Regional Medical Center, said that it was treating eight people wounded in the blast, three in serious condition and five in fair condition. She said that the injuries included traumas and fractures.
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SOURCE: NBC
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An explosion that occurred during a training exercise at a military ammunition storage site in western Nevada is believed to have killed several people.
Marines spokeswoman Kendra Motz said that “several” people had been killed by the explosion, but has not confirmed for sure and how many.
Hawthorne Army Depot is a 147,000 acre site used for storing ammunition and other military equipment.
This story is developing.
SOURCE: Reuters
