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Explosion Demolishes Rocket Motor Facility

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From Times Wire Reports

An explosion demolished a building at a United Technologies Corp. facility, according to emergency dispatchers.

The cause of the 5:52 p.m. blast was not clear, but no injuries were reported. United Technologies is an aerospace and manufacturing conglomerate. Rocket motors are made and tested at the facility

The explosion released ammonium chloride into the air, a Santa Clara County dispatcher said, and people in the smoke’s path were advised to stay inside. Officials also requested that aircraft stay two miles away from the site.

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