Just got a call from a customer that lives a couple of blocks from the factory. He said that the earth shook like an earthquake!
Anyone else know if this is true??
John III
Anyone else know if this is true??
John III
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Re: Nosler Plant Explosion???
Here is something about it.
http://www.ktvz.com/news/23772491/detail.html
Here is something about it.
http://www.ktvz.com/news/23772491/detail.html
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Good call 700- Here is the report....
BEND, Ore. -- An explosion and fire rocked a portion of the Nosler Inc. bullet manufacturing plant in southwest Bend Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuation and closure of streets in the area; despite a blast felt for several blocks, all 100 workers apparently were accounted for.
The fire was reported initially as a smoke report shortly after 2 p.m. at the facility at 107 SW Columbia St., which was evacuated. By 2:15 p.m., there were reports that an explosion had destroyed part of the building. But by 3 p.m., reports from the scene were that all workers on scene at the time of the blast had been accounted for.
Fire crews were reporting no flames visible and that all were out of the plant, though one person reportedly suffered smoke inhalation and a thorough search was planned, to be sure all got out.
Bend Fire did a personnel callback to ensure adequate staffing and called in Redmond Fire for mutual aid to cover a station with an ambulance.
About 100 people work in the Nosler facility, a company founded in the late 1940s by John Nosler. Witnesses said there was a flash in the ballistics-testing tunnel area of the facility, and everybody apparently got out before the blast hit.
One nearby resident described the blast as like "feeling a bomb inside your house." After her house shook violently, she looked out to see a huge plume of orange smoke that she couldn't see through.
Bend Fire called in a special operations team to go through the rubble, which apparently buried at least one evacuated worker's car in debris.
People several blocks away said the explosion apparently rattled their office windows
Good call 700- Here is the report....
BEND, Ore. -- An explosion and fire rocked a portion of the Nosler Inc. bullet manufacturing plant in southwest Bend Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuation and closure of streets in the area; despite a blast felt for several blocks, all 100 workers apparently were accounted for.
The fire was reported initially as a smoke report shortly after 2 p.m. at the facility at 107 SW Columbia St., which was evacuated. By 2:15 p.m., there were reports that an explosion had destroyed part of the building. But by 3 p.m., reports from the scene were that all workers on scene at the time of the blast had been accounted for.
Fire crews were reporting no flames visible and that all were out of the plant, though one person reportedly suffered smoke inhalation and a thorough search was planned, to be sure all got out.
Bend Fire did a personnel callback to ensure adequate staffing and called in Redmond Fire for mutual aid to cover a station with an ambulance.
About 100 people work in the Nosler facility, a company founded in the late 1940s by John Nosler. Witnesses said there was a flash in the ballistics-testing tunnel area of the facility, and everybody apparently got out before the blast hit.
One nearby resident described the blast as like "feeling a bomb inside your house." After her house shook violently, she looked out to see a huge plume of orange smoke that she couldn't see through.
Bend Fire called in a special operations team to go through the rubble, which apparently buried at least one evacuated worker's car in debris.
People several blocks away said the explosion apparently rattled their office windows
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Glad everybody got out.
Glad everybody got out.
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It is good that everyone is safe. Waiting for more details. Testing out some new powder?
It is good that everyone is safe. Waiting for more details. Testing out some new powder?
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man, that sucks. With hunting season coming up they are going to lose a lot of revenue. Hope they pull through and get back in business. Glad everyone got out ok.
man, that sucks. With hunting season coming up they are going to lose a lot of revenue. Hope they pull through and get back in business. Glad everyone got out ok.
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If I remember correctly Glock in Atlanta had a powder flashback about 10 years ago...........
If I remember correctly Glock in Atlanta had a powder flashback about 10 years ago...........
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did any of you read the "comments" ? here is one that got a beating:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jane Love.
They need to close this plant. It is endangering our kids and contributing to violence all over the USA. There should be NO bullet factories anywhere near places that people live and play. This horrible place has been an eyesore and an embarrassment to Bend for years now. lets all work together and get this place shut down, and all firearms banned with in Bend city limits. if we don't stand up and take action, <span style="color: #CC0000">next time it may be your children who die </span>as a result of an industry that there is no reason to have.</div></div>
no one died in this explosion, yet this liarberal tnuc has to make it an issue, she needs to move to San Fagcisco where her ideals are common place and respected. the problem with people like her is that there are waaaaay too many of them, male and female.
did any of you read the "comments" ? here is one that got a beating:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Jane Love.
They need to close this plant. It is endangering our kids and contributing to violence all over the USA. There should be NO bullet factories anywhere near places that people live and play. This horrible place has been an eyesore and an embarrassment to Bend for years now. lets all work together and get this place shut down, and all firearms banned with in Bend city limits. if we don't stand up and take action, <span style="color: #CC0000">next time it may be your children who die </span>as a result of an industry that there is no reason to have.</div></div>
no one died in this explosion, yet this liarberal tnuc has to make it an issue, she needs to move to San Fagcisco where her ideals are common place and respected. the problem with people like her is that there are waaaaay too many of them, male and female.
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Popcorn is ready...
now to watch the show as so many go to trying to hoard every single Nosler product because of the fear it will not be available in the future
Popcorn is ready...
now to watch the show as so many go to trying to hoard every single Nosler product because of the fear it will not be available in the future
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Bend has become a liberal mess, lots of the alternative sport junkies that hang out at REI. Bend has no real industry to speak of and the housing was off the chart expensive..only people that could afford to buy it were Californians and retired money. The market has crashed over there and price are finally reasonable again.
Heck, Nosler is one of the largest employers in Bend, and I am sure it was the only one adding employees. Last time I was there they were accepting applications.
I wish them luck getting back on their feet.
Bend has become a liberal mess, lots of the alternative sport junkies that hang out at REI. Bend has no real industry to speak of and the housing was off the chart expensive..only people that could afford to buy it were Californians and retired money. The market has crashed over there and price are finally reasonable again.
Heck, Nosler is one of the largest employers in Bend, and I am sure it was the only one adding employees. Last time I was there they were accepting applications.
I wish them luck getting back on their feet.
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