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July 18, 2014

Explosion at Alaska rock pit injures man

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Petersburg police say a man who was injured Sunday in an explosion was not authorized to detonate material at the borough's gravel or rock pit.

There is no evidence the man, described as a 59-year-old Petersburg resident, was attempting to injure others since there are no nearby homes or buildings, Petersburg Police Chief Kelly Swihart told the Juneau Empire on Wednesday.


 
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