BREAKING NEWS: Nitrogen tank explosion at a Kansas aircraft manufacturing facility leaves at least a dozen injured
- The explosion at the Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas was reported at about 8am on Friday
- At least a dozen people are believed to be injured
- Authorities have not released any details but it thought to have been caused by a possible nitrogen tank explosion
- The facility was closed for the holidays and authorities are hoping the injuries are minimal
A nitrogen tank explosion at a Beechcraft aircraft manufacturing facility in Kansas has left about a dozen people injured.
The explosion at the facility in Wichita was reported at about 8am on Friday.
At least a dozen people are believed to have been injured in the explosion that saw part of the building collapse.
Authorities have not released any other details.
The explosion at the Beechcraft facility in Wichita, Kansas was reported at about 8am on Friday
The plant was shut down for the holidays and officials are hoping the injuries are minimal.
Photos of the scene show extensive damage to the facility, as well as steam rising from a collapsed building.
Beechcraft’s parent company, Textron, has not commented yet.
The explosion comes amid troubles for the aircraft industry in Wichita, a major sector of the Kansas economy.
Boeing announced that it would suspend production of its troubled 737 Max jetliner in January, forcing the state to consider helping to pay workers at Spirit AeroSystems, which produces the jet’s fuselages.
Earlier this month, Textron Aviation announced it would lay off an unspecified number of workers, most of them in Wichita.