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http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/topstories/index.ssf/2008/04/piece_of_artillery_crashes_int.html
Piece of artillery crashes into home in Jefferson Twp.
by Bill Swyaze and Kristen Alloway/The Star-Ledger Saturday April 12, 2008, 6:30 AM
A piece of artillery apparently misfired yesterday from the Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County and landed about 2½ miles away, crashing into the roof of a house in the Oak Ridge section of Jefferson Township and onto a child's bed, authorities said.
No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred between 2 and 3 p.m., but the family cat was killed, Jefferson police said.
Picatinny officials said last evening they are investigating the incident. Officials from the base sent an explosive ordnance team to the home to investigate.
Picatinny officials said tonight they are investigating the incident. Officials from the base sent an explosive ordnance team to the home to investigate.
The base commander, Brig. Gen. William Phillips, and Lt. Col. John Stack also visited the home tonight, post spokesman Peter Rowland said.
"We sent an explosive ordnance team to look into the matter," Rowland said. "I can't confirm it, but I can't rule it out either."
The base commander, Brig. Gen. William Phillips, and Lt. Col. John Stack also visited the home last evening, post spokesman Peter Rowland said.
The homeowner heard a loud noise of something crashing through the roof and found the fragment had struck her 10-year-old daughter's bed. Her daughter, Casandra, was not home at the time, Detective Joe Kratzel of the Jefferson Township police said.
"Thank God my daughter was not here," said the homeowner, Cheryl Angle of Longwood Lake Road. "My daughter would have been in that bed."
Family members said Casandra had been picked up 20 minutes earlier to go to a sleepover at a friend's house. A 14-year-old son, Brandon, was home at the time.
Because the shell set a blanket smoldering, family members feared it might have started a house fire.
"It could have been a much more severe tragedy if no one was home," said Frederick Angle who described a five-inch hole in roof. "The house could have burned down."
The 6-inch by 4-inch, 2-pound "piece of metal was so hot you could not touch it," Kratzel said.
Authorities called the Federal Aviation Administration and Picatinny to determine what had fallen from the sky, Kratzel said. U.S. Army representatives "told us it was something from the arsenal."
The homeowner told police she discovered the piece of shell on her daughter's bed, where the cat was sleeping, Kratzel said.
"It's tough," Frederick Engle said about their tabby. "She had a heart of gold."
Richard Rossback has lived on Longwood Lake Road for about 30 years and says there's always been the sound of weapon fire from over the mountain.
"It's quiet for awhile, then they start testing their stuff and then boom, boom, boom," Rossback said. "Sometimes it shakes the house and shakes the dishes in the cabinet. But it's not alarming. You get used to it," Rossback said.
The base conducted three kinds of testing yesterday, base spokesman Rowland said. Those tests included 120-mm rifle bullet, static warhead testing, which is not fired, and 125 mm to 155mm shaped-charge munition.
While Picatinny has indoor ranges and other facilities for weapons testing, it also tests munitions in a restricted 100-acre area in the northwest corner of the base, adjacent to Jefferson Township.
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/topstories/index.ssf/2008/04/piece_of_artillery_crashes_int.html
Piece of artillery crashes into home in Jefferson Twp.
by Bill Swyaze and Kristen Alloway/The Star-Ledger Saturday April 12, 2008, 6:30 AM
A piece of artillery apparently misfired yesterday from the Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County and landed about 2½ miles away, crashing into the roof of a house in the Oak Ridge section of Jefferson Township and onto a child's bed, authorities said.
No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred between 2 and 3 p.m., but the family cat was killed, Jefferson police said.
Picatinny officials said last evening they are investigating the incident. Officials from the base sent an explosive ordnance team to the home to investigate.
Picatinny officials said tonight they are investigating the incident. Officials from the base sent an explosive ordnance team to the home to investigate.
The base commander, Brig. Gen. William Phillips, and Lt. Col. John Stack also visited the home tonight, post spokesman Peter Rowland said.
"We sent an explosive ordnance team to look into the matter," Rowland said. "I can't confirm it, but I can't rule it out either."
The base commander, Brig. Gen. William Phillips, and Lt. Col. John Stack also visited the home last evening, post spokesman Peter Rowland said.
The homeowner heard a loud noise of something crashing through the roof and found the fragment had struck her 10-year-old daughter's bed. Her daughter, Casandra, was not home at the time, Detective Joe Kratzel of the Jefferson Township police said.
"Thank God my daughter was not here," said the homeowner, Cheryl Angle of Longwood Lake Road. "My daughter would have been in that bed."
Family members said Casandra had been picked up 20 minutes earlier to go to a sleepover at a friend's house. A 14-year-old son, Brandon, was home at the time.
Because the shell set a blanket smoldering, family members feared it might have started a house fire.
"It could have been a much more severe tragedy if no one was home," said Frederick Angle who described a five-inch hole in roof. "The house could have burned down."
The 6-inch by 4-inch, 2-pound "piece of metal was so hot you could not touch it," Kratzel said.
Authorities called the Federal Aviation Administration and Picatinny to determine what had fallen from the sky, Kratzel said. U.S. Army representatives "told us it was something from the arsenal."
The homeowner told police she discovered the piece of shell on her daughter's bed, where the cat was sleeping, Kratzel said.
"It's tough," Frederick Engle said about their tabby. "She had a heart of gold."
Richard Rossback has lived on Longwood Lake Road for about 30 years and says there's always been the sound of weapon fire from over the mountain.
"It's quiet for awhile, then they start testing their stuff and then boom, boom, boom," Rossback said. "Sometimes it shakes the house and shakes the dishes in the cabinet. But it's not alarming. You get used to it," Rossback said.
The base conducted three kinds of testing yesterday, base spokesman Rowland said. Those tests included 120-mm rifle bullet, static warhead testing, which is not fired, and 125 mm to 155mm shaped-charge munition.
While Picatinny has indoor ranges and other facilities for weapons testing, it also tests munitions in a restricted 100-acre area in the northwest corner of the base, adjacent to Jefferson Township.
