Rescue
personnel from Marshall and Calloway counties are standing down in
their response to a report of a possible plane crash in either
northeastern Calloway County or southern Marshall County tonight.
As
of 9:30 p.m., Calloway County Director of Emergency Management Bill
Call said all units involved with the search were returning to regular
duties and no longer were involved in a search. Call said it is believed
that a trash fire was burning in the Hardin area and heat from that
fire ignited a nearby gasoline container, triggering a rather large
explosion. Call said the explosion created a very large glow of fire
that could be easily seen in the surrounding area and, combined with fog
that has formed in bottom land in southern Marshall County, was
enhanced in a way that seemed as if something very large, possibly a
plane or some other type of aircraft, was burning.
Investigation
resulted in fire units from Hardin-South Marshall responding to the
scene and extinguishing the fire. It is not known if the explosion
resulted in injuries. Earlier, Call said checks with area airports and
air services had resulted in no reports of missing flights. Rescue units
searched an area from near Dexter to Aurora, turning up no evidence of
an aircraft crash.
Once again, the search for a downed aircraft
in northeastern Calloway County and southern Marshall County has been
terminated after the origin of the call was the explosion of a gas
container lying too close to a trash fire in Hardin. No aircraft
crashed. All units have returned to regular duties.
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