Small fire extinguished inside VAB

12.02.04
Mike Rein
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321/867-2468

RELEASE: 96-04

SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED INSIDE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. -- At approximately 1 p.m. today, a small fire was
reported and quickly
extinguished inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Launch Complex 39 here.
No injuries are
reported and at this time there are no reports of damage to space flight
hardware.

KSC fire and rescue personnel quickly responded to the scene. As a
precautionary measure, employees
were evacuated from the building. The cause of the incident is under
investigation and more
information will be released as it becomes available.


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Jacques :-)

www.spacepatches.info

SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHED INSIDE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING

It could oof demolished the entire building...

Speaking of the VAB how is storm damage repair coming?
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End the dangerous wasteful shuttle now before it kills any more astronauts....