Evacuations are taking place from a nuclear weapons facility in Carson County, Texas, due to an outbreak of wildfire in the area.
Laef Pendergraft, a spokesperson for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Production Office at Pantex, told a press conference: “We have evacuated our personnel, non-essential personnel from the site, just in an abundance of caution.
“But we do have a well-equipped fire department that has trained for these scenarios, that is on-site and watching and ready should any kind of real emergency arise on the plant site.”
Texas A&M Forestry
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