[TN-Bird] emplosion at North Carolina's Outer Banks (off topic of TN-Birds)

From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 23:25:07 -0400
TN-Birders:
Due to the fact that the Outer Banks of North Carolina is one of the
favorite birding areas for many TN-Birders and one frequented
by many, I thought it was appropriate, on July 4th, to
pass along a unique news story that mentions some famous landmarks
of that area.
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(CNN) -- Two people were killed and three others were in critical condition 
Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks 
exploded, officials said. 

Jamie Tunnell, Hyde County spokeswoman, said the fireworks were to be used for 
the annual Fourth of July show on Ocracoke Island, and the five people were 
members of the crew setting up the display.

The truck exploded at the Ocracoke Island docks.

One person was killed at the scene, while another died at a hospital from 
injuries sustained in the blast, Tunnell said.

Emergency crews and firefighters arrived. Tunnell said two volunteer 
firefighters were being treated for smoke inhalation and exhaustion.

Joseph Chestnut, 16, was working at the Ride the Wind kayak-rental stand in 
Ocracoke when he heard the explosion across the harbor. He thought a home under 
construction had collapsed, he told CNN's iReport. "I saw all these fireworks 
blowing up," he said. "They were low, and I knew that something was wrong." 

"It was just really scary. There's never been an accident like that before that 
I've seen here," Chestnut added.

The Hatteras Island ferry service was temporarily suspended, but had reopened 
by midday, and Highway 12 was clear, she said. The island, which is part of the 
Cape Hatteras National Seashore, can be reached only by ferry, private boat or 
plane.

The FBI and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were 
going to investigate on Saturday, she said. 

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Let's go birding . . . . 

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN
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