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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/223579_plantexplosion10.html

Tuesday, May 10, 2005
"3 injured in chemical plant blast
Explosion knocks out power, damages water main, gas lines"

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND -- ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The residents of a nearby houseboat community were asked to stay indoors with the windows closed, but were not evacuated.

About 200 workers at a nearby Nordstrom warehouse were evacuated after the explosion.

Power to the area was knocked out, and a water main and natural gas lines were damaged, officials said.

The Coast Guard and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality assisted fire crews to evaluate potential contamination.

The cause of the explosion is under investigation."



2,163 posted on 05/10/2005 3:27:00 AM PDT by Cindy
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UPDATE...

http://9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=c4d3af66-0abe-421a-001e-b7bbf3ee5046&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf



"Suspect named in deadly shooting of Denver police officer"
written by: Paola Farer Web Producer
reported by: Cheryl Preheim 9NEWS Reporter
Created: 5/9/2005 10:18 PM MDT - Updated: 5/10/2005 3:43 AM

ARTICLE SNIPPET: " Denver Police say they're searching for 19-year-old Raul Garcia-Gomez, in the death of Detective Donald "Donny" Young and the wounding of Detective Jack Bishop."


2,164 posted on 05/10/2005 3:34:41 AM PDT by Cindy
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