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Boeing 787 battery fire was difficult to control
By JOSHUA FREED and JOAN LOWY Associated Press
The National Transportation Safety Board has released 547 pages of reports and supporting materials about its investigation of the January airplane battery fire in Boston that led to the grounding of the Boeing 787.
The documents show firefighters struggling to tame a small but worrisome fire.
The smoking, hissing battery smoldered inside the belly of the parked 787 in Boston. When firefighters tried to take the battery off the plane, its six bolts held it fast. Firefighters tried a pry bar, but the battery wouldn't budge.
They finally cut it loose with a battery-operated tool and, using straps, hauled the 63-pound battery about 50 feet from the plane.
Another smoldering battery nine days later in Japan prompted the grounding of 50 787s worldwide. Investigators still don't know the root cause.
Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Posted: Sunday, March 10 2013, 10:44 AM CDT
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Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 1 dead
May 20, 2013 04:38 GMT
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SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) -- Authorities say a tornado that severely damaged a mobile home park southeast of Oklahoma City killed a 79-year-old man whose body was found in an open area of the neighborhood.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth also said that six people who lived in the mobile home park were injured. Between 30 and 35 homes had significant damage, and number of frame homes in the neighborhood also sustained damage.
The storms were part of a severe weather outbreak that stretched from Texas to Minnesota. Twisters were also reported Sunday in Iowa and Kansas.
Forecasters had warned residents about impending severe weather since last Wednesday, and also caution that parts of the nation's midsection will see severe weather on Monday too.
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