[Breaking] Explosion Damages Hahne-Kedar Facility

Explosion Damages Hahne-Kedar Facility

Cross posted from Alliance News Network

At approximately 0300 local time, an explosion leveled the East wing of a Hahne-Kedar manufacturing plant located just outside of Scott, Terra Nova. 5 employees are currently confirmed dead, with 3 more in intensive care and another 7 missing. The cause of the blast is currently unknown, but officials have ruled out an outside attack. Hahne-Kedar has provided no comments on the incident.

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The bodies of 3 of the missing employees have been recovered. Emergency workers are still clearing rubble and have hope that there may still be survivors among the wreckage.

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The families of 2 additional employees rejoiced as they were found alive in the wreckage of the wing. Both managed to survive the blast with only slight injuries. 2 employees remain unaccounted for.

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All employees reported missing have now been accounted for. The remaining two were sadly working near the center of the blast, and were wounded fatally. Names are being withheld due to privacy concerns.

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Hahne-Kedar authorities have released an official cause for the explosion, citing the rupture of a YMIR-class mech's power cell by an automated welding machine. The explosion set off several nearby power cores, resulting in the chain reaction that killed 10 employees and destroyed a considerable amount of machinery. Analysts have determined the fault's cause to be from a recent firmware patch, causing it to activate its fusion torch 5 millimeters to the right and for 5 seconds longer than intended.

Hahne-Kedar expressed its sorrow towards the tragedy in a brief press statement, and further commented that it would compensate the families of those affected "shortly."

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Shoot at any armor long enough, and the plates will break, the weave holding the armor together will begin to fray, and all in all, it'll let in bullets. I define "good" armor as anything that'll hold up long enough to take cover. Which would cover a broad range of armors.

With the exception of manufacturers like Aldrin Labs and the Sirta Foundation, one filling the niche of "cheapest armor above t-shirt level", while the other isn't even a proper military supply company.

I get what you're saying. I'm simply saying something different.