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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/worker-killed-in-ammo-plant-blast.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="A series of explosions tore through a Tennessee ammunition plant, killing a worker" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-worker-killed-in-ammo-plant-blast.jpg" alt="A series of explosions tore through a Tennessee ammunition plant, killing a worker"/></a></p>
<p>A series of explosions tore through a Tennessee ammunition plant, killing one worker and injuring a firefighter while shells went off for about an hour afterwards.</p>
<p>Ed Gaugh, county emergency management director, said a 34-year-old man died in the blast and subsequent fire at the Kinematics Research plant in Oakland, which makes shells for pistols and rifles.</p>
<p>Oakland police chief Rick Jewell said at one point a large front door of the building blew off and a white fireball came out.</p>
<p>&#8220;It was scary; we just got out of the way,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was a pretty horrific explosion. Rounds were going off for one solid hour. It sounded like continuous machine gun fire.&#8221;</p>
<p>The building was left standing but was gutted and riddled with bullet holes.</p>
<p>Mr Jewell said the plant housed several thousand rounds and gunpowder. Witnesses said debris shot into the air during several explosions spanning half an hour.</p>
<p>Fire crews could not get close to the building because of the danger. One firefighter was injured, apparently hit by a bullet or fragment.</p>
<p>Cliff Davidson, owner of AAA Collision next door, said he heard a boom and went outside.</p>
<p>&#8220;Not long after that, there was a rat-a-tat-tat and a pop pop pop pop,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The fire was brought under control about 90 minutes after the first blast was reported at around 1.45pm local time on Wednesday. The cause is not yet known.</p>
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