Fire breaks out on property of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA
January 16th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by BNO NewsHAMPTON, VIRGINIA (BNO NEWS) – A fire broke out at a trash incinerator on the property of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia on Friday, officials said. There were no injuries.
A Hampton Fire and Rescue spokesman initially said the fire broke out inside a steam room at NASA’s Langley Research Center, but a NASA spokesman later corrected the report.
NASA spokesman Keith Henry said the fire broke out at a trash incinerator that is on NASA property, but is used by the City of Hampton under a partnership agreement. “Garbage trucks come in there and dump their trash into a boiler,” Henry said.
During one of those dumps, around 5.30 p.m. EST, a fire spread outside the boiler and caused other trash to get on fire. The City of Hampton has a special fire station designated to NASA on its property, which responded to the fire. The fire was extinguished around 9.15 p.m. EST.
Henry said the fire did not cause any damage, as only trash caught fire. No injuries were reported either.
NASA Langley Research Center is one of the oldest NASA field centers located in Hampton, Virginia. The Research Center focuses primarily on aeronautical research, though the Lunar Lander was flight tested at this facility and a number of high profile space missions are planned and designed on site.
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