Missile Facility Scare In ND Was A False Alarm

The Air Force says an incident at a missile launch facility in northwestern North Dakota that forced the shutdown of a state highway was a false alarm.

 

 

 

 

PARSHALL, N.D. (AP) - The Air Force says an incident at a missile launch facility in northwestern North Dakota that forced the shutdown of a state highway was a false alarm.

The military says remote sensors on Monday incorrectly detected a possible chemical hazard during routine maintenance at the facility from which airmen control missiles buried in underground silos in the countryside.

State officials closed Highway 37 south of Parshall during the investigation. The road has since reopened.

(Photo: U.S. Air Force)

 

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