Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>, Oct 21, 2015: Carol Johnston, owner of KC\u2019s Outpost [in Beatty, Nevada]\u2026 said she was serving customers on a patio Sunday when she \u201cheard a big boom<\/strong>\u201d then looked up and saw a big puff of smoke. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t they evacuate the town then?<\/strong>\u201d she asked in a telephone interview Wednesday. CBS Las Vegas<\/a>, Oct 22, 2015: In the 40-second cellphone video\u2026 you can see the explosion in the shooting from the ground<\/strong> causing massive plumes of smoke<\/strong>. The explosion caused the facility to go up in flames<\/strong>.\u00a0 State officials said the fire started in<\/strong>one of 22 covered trenches used to store low-level radioactive material<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n AP<\/a>, Oct 19, 2015: EPA said the unknown amount of low-level radioactive waste that burned<\/strong> had been deposited\u2026 before 1992\u2026 [USGS previously] found high concentrations of radionuclides underground<\/strong>, the Nuclear Resource and Information Service said.<\/p>\n Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>, Oct 22, 2015: Fire Marshal Chief Peter Mulvihill said [it] \u201cburned very hot<\/strong>\u201c\u2026 Items buried in the low-level nuclear waste dump include\u2026 nuclear reactor crud<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n AP<\/a>, Oct 21, 2015: Mulvihill said the fire burned unabated<\/strong> after starting Sunday during intense thunderstorms and flash flooding\u2026 Now, first-responders have backed off while investigators locate archived paperwork to determine what was buried in the burned trench<\/strong>\u2026 [I]ncident managers initially feared about 2,000 people in the sprawling rural area would need to be evacuated<\/strong> if radiation had been detected. Mulvihill told reporters that all but two employees left the\u2026 facility adjacent to the radioactive waste dump<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>, Oct 20, 2015: \u201cWe don\u2019t know exactly what caught fire. We\u2019re not exactly sure what was burning in that pit<\/strong>,\u201d Fire Marshal Chief Peter Mulvihill said\u2026 \u201cthere was some energetic burning<\/strong>\u201d that blew a hole in the cover soil that caps trench No. 14<\/strong>, where low-level radioactive materials were buried. AP<\/a>,\u00a0 Oct 19, 2015: [EPA] is sending a radiological emergency team<\/strong> to look for contamination\u2026 EPA spokesman Rusty Harris-Bishop says no dangerous<\/strong>gamma radiation has been detected\u2026 The fire erupted<\/strong>Sunday during heavy rain\u2026<\/p>\n KSNV<\/a>, Oct 20, 2015: [R]esidents are still concerned because of what was burning, and because they say they were \u201cflat out lied to<\/strong>\u201c\u2026 As the fire burned, the US 95 was closed for a 140 mile stretch<\/strong> for nearly 24 hours. People waiting in their cars say they were told a much different reason<\/strong> for the traffic jam. \u201cThey told us it was debris in the road,\u201d<\/strong> one resident told News 3. \u201cWe found out it was a nuclear waste fire.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n KSNV<\/a>, Oct 20, 2015: This small town voiced big concerns at Tuesday night\u2019s town hall after a fire at a low-level radioactive waste dump\u2026 \u201cWe don\u2019t find out about it in the city of Beatty until we watch the news the next morning<\/strong>. What if that was extremely hazardous?\u201d [a resident] said. \u201cI\u2019m very, very upset about it.\u201d\u2026 many questions remain including what exactly was burning?\u2026 \u201cWe have absolutely no idea\u2026 what it is<\/strong>\u201d [Sheriff Sharon Wehrly] said\u2026<\/p>\n Las Vegas Sun<\/a>, Oct 23, 2015: Sunday\u2019s nuclear fire<\/strong>\u2026 reportedly did not emit above-average doses of radiation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Las Vegas Sun<\/a>, Oct 22, 2015: Media buzzed with reports of a low-level nuclear fire<\/strong>\u2026 [T]he plume of smoke \u2014 determined by the\u2026 government to not be hazardous to public health<\/strong> \u2014 billowed\u2026 residents, though, were unaware of the details of the emergency situation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>, Oct 19, 2015: Mulvihill said investigators would be taking a close and methodical look at the site \u201conce it is safe to go down there<\/strong>.\u201d\u2026 [The fire] was allowed to burn itself out over the course of about 12 hours<\/strong>\u2026 US Ecology officials said they created \u201can exclusion zone around the facility<\/strong>\u201d at the request of state regulators\u2026 As part of their investigation, state officials said they will be looking at the [dump’s] overall stability<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n KTNV<\/a>, Oct 22, 2015: You can see a column of white smoke\u2026 Then multiple underground explosions <\/strong>in trench 14 send more smoke spewing out. The ground erupts\u2026 We don\u2019t know what these explosions kicked up into the air but we do know state leaders were well aware of the risks buried at the U.S. Ecology site\u2026 Minutes from legislative hearings detail concerns about \u201cunknown contamination levels.\u201d\u00a0 The state expressed concern because it was not sure of the contamination levels or when a fissure might occur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n KTNV transcript<\/a>, Oct 22, 2015 (at 2:20 in): \u201cWe\u2019ve just learned\u2026 there are 2 new areas of land that are sinking<\/strong> from recent flooding at the site, and a crater where the fire broke out.\u201d<\/p>\n Watch broadcasts: KTNV<\/a> | NBC Las Vegas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cNuclear fire\u201d erupts at radioactive facility near major US city \u2014 Footage shows underground explosions, massive smoke plumes \u2014 AP: \u201cUnknown amount of radioactive waste burned\u201d \u2014 EPA sends emergency radiological team \u2014 Residents: \u201cWe were flat out lied to\u2026 … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/enenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/beatty.gif\" "\\"")
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