There was a major explosion at the General Dynamics factory, one of the largest defense industry companies in the United States. After the incident on Friday, the first official statement came from US sources. Here are the explosion and details of the General Dynamics Arkansas factory…
Explosion at General Dynamics Arkansas factory: 1 dead!
General Dynamics, which undertook the production of F-16 fighter jets from 1972 to 1993, is one of the largest defense industry companies in the United States. Last Friday, there was a major explosion at its factory in Camden, 140 kilometers from Little Rock, the capital of the State of Arkansas.
It was reported that 1 person lost his life in the incident, which was confirmed today by official sources in the United States. On Friday, when the explosion occurred, it was reported that the person who died in the first place was recorded in the official records as missing, and then the lifeless body of the person was reached.
In addition, 2 people were injured in the accident. In a statement made by General Dynamics, it was reported that one of the injured was airlifted to a hospital outside the state, and the other injured was discharged from the hospital in Camden today.
After the explosion, the production process in the entire factory was stopped until further notice. Following the launch of the investigation into the incident, investigations have also begun inside the factory. At first, no information was given about how the incident developed. However, in the statements made, it was stated that “very meticulous work is being carried out to prevent such an incident from happening again”.
At General Dynamics’ Camden plant in Arkansas State, where the explosion took place, various mortars, military ammunition and other products such as Hellfire and Javelin missiles were being produced. It is fortunate that the explosion did not result in a much bigger disaster.
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