Saturday, September 29, 2012

Marshall and Calloway counties, Kentucky: Plane crash search called off

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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