[主題] 美軍武器試驗寵物貓遭重創

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2008年04月14日 14:02:48 　來源：新華網
美國陸軍官員１２日說，美軍在新澤西州一處基地進行武器試驗時，一片炮彈彈片飛入數公�外一戶人家房間內，一只寵物貓受重傷。

新澤西州北部皮卡丁尼基地指揮官、陸軍準將威廉·N·菲利普斯說，１１日下午，這塊重０．９１公斤的彈片落入居民謝�爾·安格爾的家中，擊中安格爾十歲女兒的床。所幸安格爾剛好不在家，但是家�的寵物貓受傷，不得不對它實行安樂死。

菲利普斯說，他１１日晚拜訪了安格爾一家，向他們致歉。他說，軍方將對此展開調查。

皮卡丁尼基地是美軍武器研發、制造中心之一，經常開展武器係統試驗。（新華社電）
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Artillery Shell Strikes House, Kills Cat
Army Suspends Weapon Testing At N.J. Base After Home Almost 3 Miles Away Is Hit
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ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J., April 13, 2008
(CBS) A New Jersey family had some scary moments Friday after their house was hit by a fiery missile.

A fragment of a two-pound artillery shell plummeted through the roof of their Jefferson Township home around 2:30 p.m. Friday, landing on their little girl's bed - ultimately killing the family's cat.

CBS Station WCBS correspodnent Lou Young reports the shell was fired off from the Picatinny Arsenal, the U.S. Army's sprawling weapons research facility in Picatinney, 2.5 to 3 miles away.

"They heard the explosion, they felt the concussion and a few seconds later the piece came through the roof," homeowner Fred Angle said.

The sheer random chance of the event is staggering. Shrapnel came sailing through the air in an arc punching a hole in the roof the size of a fist, into the bedroom where 10-year-old Cassandra sleeps.

The piece of shrapnel landed where the girl normally sleeps.

Brandon Gadow, Cassandra's brother, tried to grab the shrapnel, but it was too hot. He pulled the blanket and the cat outside and called the police.

The family's cat was injured and had to be euthanized, but Cassandra was spared because she was picked up early for a playdate.

"Literally she would've been sitting in the bed with the cat because that was where she was before she left," Cassandra's mother Cheryl Angle said. "The cat ended up staying there when she left."

Base Spokesman Peter Rowlands said, "we deeply regret what happened and also the effect it's had on the family; the loss of their pet, and also the damage to their home, and just the fright they experienced."

The Army knows it was lucky - that it dodged a bullet, not to put too fine a point on it - and as a result all outdoor weapons testing has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.

Army brass will be back out at the house on Monday to talk about compensation for the family.

Picatinny is the site of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, whose mission is to conduct research, development and engineering for weapons systems.

Ironically, the Army says the accident occurred while it was testing safer way to dispose of unwanted artillery shells.

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April 13, 2008
Army's Weapons Testing Damages NJ Home, Kills Cat

Images of the shrapnel-damaged bedroom from WNBC

A NJ family is very angry at the Army for "misfiring" a projectile and having part of a shell crash through their roof and onto their daughter's bed. Their 10-year-old daughter had just left for a sleepover, but the family cat who was sleeping there was so seriously injured she had to be euthanized.

The 6-inch by 4-inch, 2-pound piece of shrapnel lay smoldering on the bed and was, according to a Jefferson Township, NJ detective, "so hot you could not touch it." The Angle family's home is 2.5 miles from the Picatinny Arsenal. According to the Star-Ledger, the projectile--packed with 2-3 pounds of explosives--was "expected to travel no farther than 1,300 feet" but one piece managed to go "four times than distance."

Commanding General Brig. Gen. William Phillips of Picatinny Arsenal said testing would be stopped and an investigation conducted and added, "We deeply regret the damage and fright the incident caused this family." Homeowner Cheryl Angle said her daughter "is crying and crying. She will have a phobia from this," and says they may pursue legal action against the army.

http://gothamist.com/2008/04/13/nj_home_damaged.php
Misfired Artillery Hits Home, Hurts Cat
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JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A piece of artillery that was apparently misfired by the military crashed through the roof of a home miles away Friday and injured a young girl's cat, which had to be euthanized, officials said.

No people were injured when the 2-pound piece hit the Jefferson Township home about 2 1/2 miles from the Picatinny Arsenal and landed in the girl's bed, said Peter Rowland, arsenal spokesman. She wasn't home, but her cat was sleeping on the bed.

The homeowner told authorities she heard a loud noise around 2:40 p.m. and found the 6-by-4-inch object.

Picatinny officials told The Star-Ledger of Newark they were investigating. The base had been conducting tests Friday, and it wasn't immediately clear what type of artillery hit the home.

Picatinny is the site of the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, whose mission is to conduct research, development and engineering for weapons systems.
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Army, Family To Talk Compensation For Accident
Artillery Shrapnel Crashed Into House, Landed In Bed
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Lou Young ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) ― A New Jersey family will meet with army officials this week, after their home was hit with piece of artillery, killing the family pet. The shell plummeted through the roof of a Jefferson Township home.

"The piece came, right there. Right there," pointed Fred Angle, as he traced the improbable arc of the formidable piece of burning hot artillery shrapnel that dropped in U.S. Army's sprawling weapons research facility at Picatinney, and seemed almost 'aimed' at his daughter Cassandra.

"They heard the explosion, they felt the concussion and a few seconds later the piece came through the roof," Angle said.

The sheer random chance of the event is staggering. Shrapnel from the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny sailed through the air in an arc and punched a hole in the roof. Under the black patch, now stands a hole the size of a fist in the ceiling of the bedroom where 10-year-old Cassandra sleeps.

"Tried to grab it, too hot, pulled the blanket and the cat outside and called the police," explains Brandon Gadow, Cassandra's brother.

The cat died from its injuries, but Cassandra was spared because she was picked up early for a play date.

"Literally she would've been sitting in the bed with the cat because that was where she was before she left," Cassandra's mother Cheryl Angle said. "The cat ended up staying there when she left."

Base Spokesman Peter Rowlands said, "We deeply regret what happened and also the affect it's had on the family; the loss of their pet, and also the damage to their home and just the fright they experienced."

All outdoor weapons testing has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.

Ironically, the Army says the accident occurred while it was testing safer way to dispose of unwanted artillery shells.
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