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Explosion At Nevada Military Site May Have Killed "Several" -- Reuters
(Reuters) - An explosion during a training exercise at a military ammunition storage facility in western Nevada has killed "several" people, with U.S. Marines among the dead, military officials said Tuesday.
The explosion occurred late Monday night during a Marine training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot in western Nevada, said facility manager Russ Collier.
Captain Nicholas Mannweiler, a Marines spokesman, said Marines were among those killed but declined to specify the number of dead or the cause of the explosion.
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Update #1: Explosion rocks Army munitions depot in Nevada -- NBC
Update #2: Explosion during training at Nevada's Hawthorne Army Depot, fatalities reported -- FOX News
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